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Maria Bertilla Boscardin (1888–1922) was an Italian nun and nurse who displayed a pronounced devotion to duty in working with sick children and victims of the air raids of World War I. She was later canonized a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.

beatified by
Pope Pius XII
beatified date
1952-06-08
birth date
1888-10-06
birth place
Italy, Brendola, Veneto
canonized by
Pope John XXIII
canonized date
1961-05-11
death date
1922-10-20
death place
Italy, Treviso
major shrine
Italy, Veneto, Vicenza
venerated in
Catholic Church

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