Maria Anna Donati

Blessed Maria Anna Donati (26 October 1848 - 18 March 1925) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious who had established the Calasanzian Sisters in Florence with the aid of the Servant of God Celestino Zini. Upon her profession as a religious she assumed the new name of "Celestina of the Mother of God" in honor of Zini. Her beatification was celebrated in Florence on 30 March 2008 - Cardinal José Saraiva Martins celebrated it on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI who had approved the beatification months prior.

Maria Anna Donati

Blessed Maria Anna Donati (26 October 1848 - 18 March 1925) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious who had established the Calasanzian Sisters in Florence with the aid of the Servant of God Celestino Zini. Upon her profession as a religious she assumed the new name of "Celestina of the Mother of God" in honor of Zini. Her beatification was celebrated in Florence on 30 March 2008 - Cardinal José Saraiva Martins celebrated it on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI who had approved the beatification months prior.