Maria Anna Fontanella ( Italian: Maria Anna Fontanella [1] ), or Maria Fontanella ( Italian: Marianna Fontanella [2] [3] ), as a monk Mary Maria Angelov ( Italian: Maria degli Angeli ; January 7, 1661, Turin , Principality of Piedmont - December 16, 1717, ibid.) - the blessed Roman Catholic Church , nun - barefoot Carmelite (OCD), mystic , founder of the Monastery of St. Joseph in Moncalieri .
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| Name in the world | Maria Anna Fontanella |
| Birth | January 7, 1661 [1] Turin , Principality of Piedmont |
| Death | December 16, 1717 [1] Turin , Principality of Piedmont |
| Monastic name | Maria Angelov |
| Is revered | Roman catholic church |
| Beatified | April 25, 1865 |
| In the face | blessed |
| Main shrine | relics in the church of the monastery of St. Joseph in Moncalieri |
| Day of Remembrance | December 16th |
| Asceticism | mystic nun |
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Biography
The Early Years and Vocation
Maria Anna was born in Turin on January 7, 1661. She was the ninth child of twelve children in the family of Giovanni Donato Fontanella and Maria, nee Tana di Chieri, Counts di Santena. Her parents were Piedmont nobles. On the maternal side, Maria Anna was a relative of St. Louis Gonzaga . She was an active child, but already in early childhood, the desire for piety was awakened in her. When she was seriously ill at the age of 8, the girl laid all of her hope on the Mother of God and recovered. For some time after that, Marianne studied at the Cistercian monastery in Saluzzo [4] .
Having become a girl, she could not decide to fulfill her calling and enter a monastery. Casually meeting barefoot Carmelite nuns in the Turin Cathedral, Marianne made the final decision to become one of them. When she was 14 years old, her father died. A year later, overcoming resistance from the family - November 19, 1676 - she entered the monastery of St. Christine in Turin, founded in 1639 by princesses from the Savoy dynasty and belonging to the order of barefoot carmelites [4] .
On December 26, 1676, Marianne brought monastic vows and adopted the new name of Mary Angels . Soon, she was instructed to obey the mentor of the novices . Leading an ascetic life, she did not refuse prayer and help to anyone who needed it [4] .
In 1694, the Holy See confirmed her election as abbess. Mary possessed the gift of clergy . People from different classes and strata of society turned to her, among whom were members of the ducal family - the prince and princess of Savoy, the duke's mother and wife, and the duke himself, Victor Amadeus II , who ruled Piedmont . Another spiritual son of the ascetic was a famous religious figure - Blessed Sebastian Walfre [4] .
On September 16, 1703, Maria founded the Monastery of Barefoot Carmelites in Moncalieri , but due to the position of the secular authorities, which put strong pressure on the leadership of the order, the ascetic was unable to leave Turin. Here she continued to take care of the nuns in Moncalieri, engaged in their spiritual education. She died in Turin on December 16, 1717 [4] .
Honor
Pope Pius IX April 25, 1865 ranked her blessed . The holy relics of the ascetic are venerated at the Barefoot Carmelite Church in Moncalieri.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Ghiberti, Corona, 2011 , p. five.
- ↑ Anselmo di San Luigi Gonzaga, 1865 , p. 3.
- ↑ Serafino da San Giuseppe, 1865 , p. eight.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Francesca Medioili. Fontanella, Marianna (Italian) . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani . www.treccani.it (1997). Date of treatment April 3, 2017.
Literature
- Anselmo di San Luigi Gonzaga. Vita della Beata Maria degli Angeli, religiosa professa carmelitana scalza : [ ital. ] . - Roma: Tipografia Tiberina, 1865. - 136 p.
- Novellis C. Dizionario delle donne celebri Piemontesi : [ ital. ] . - Torino: Presso I Principali Librai, 1853. - P. 120. - 207 p.
- Serafino da San Giuseppe. La beata Maria degli Angeli carmelitana scalza di Torino : [ ital. ] . - Napoli: Direzione delle letture cattoliche, 1865. - 32 p.
- Ghiberti G., Corona M. Im. Marianna Fontanella. Beata Maria degli Angeli: Storia spiritualità arte nella Torino barocca : [ ital. ] . - Torino: Effata Editrice, 2011 .-- 400 p. - (Studia taurinensia). - ISBN 978-8-87-402737-8 .
Links
- Risso P. Beata Maria degli Angeli (Marianna Fontanella) . Enciclopedia dei santi. - An article by Paolo Risso “Blessed Mary of the Angels (Marianna Fontanella)” on the website of the Encyclopedia of Saints. Date of treatment April 3, 2017. (Italian)