Annunciata Astoria Cocchetti
Annunciata Astoria Cocchetti (9 May 1800 – 23 March 1882) was an Italian religious sister and the founder of the Suore di Santa Dorotea di Cemmo, a congregation dedicated to the educational needs of the poor in Brescia and the surrounding cities. Cocchetti made her vows in 1843 and was close with Luca Passi who established a congregation similar to hers.
Cocchetti was beatified in Saint Peter's Basilica by Pope John Paul II on 21 April 1991. She is the patroness of the Suore di Santa Dorotea and of educators.
Patron saint of Suore di Santa Dorotea di Cemmo; educators
In the Martyrology
- March 23 Blessed Annunciata Astoria Cocchetti, virgin, founder of the Sisters of Saint Dorothy