Bartolomea Capitanio
Bartolomea Capitanio (13 January 1807 – 26 July 1833) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious and the co-foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Lovere that she established with Vincenza Gerosa. Capitanio's rather short life was dedicated to the educational needs of children and the poor and she served as a teacher for most of her life while using her order to achieve this aim.
Pope Pius XI beatified her in 1926 and Pope Pius XII canonized her - alongside her old friend Gerosa - in 1950.
Patron saint of Teachers; Sisters of Charity of Saints Bartolomea Capitanio and Vincenza Gerosa (SCCG); Sisters of Charity of Lovere; Lovere
In the Martyrology
- July 26 Saint Bartolomea Capitanio, virgin, founder of the Sisters of Maria Bambina