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Mother Elisa - Foundress

PRAYER FOR THE CANONIZATION OF BLESSED ELISA MARTINEZ

O God, thank you for having called  Blessed Elisa Martinez to your Church; She followed...

Mother Elisa - Foundress

MOTHER ELISA, A REFLECTION OF GOD’S GLORY AND MERCY

Homily in the Mass of Blessed Elisa Martinez, Basilica of Leuca, 8 February 2024. Dear...

Mother Elisa - Foundress

THE RELIQUARY FOR THE BEATIFICATION

A rib of Mother Elisa for the veneration of the faithful. Mother Elisa Martinez on...

Mother Elisa - Foundress

Blessed Mother Elisa Martinez, humble towards the poor and the sick

Cardinal Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, as Pope’s Representative, celebrated...

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Programme of the Celebrations for the Beatification of Mother Elisa Martinez

Programme of the Celebrations for the Beatification of  Mother Elisa Martinez  Foundress of the Congregation...

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BEATIFICATION OF MOTHER ELISA MARTINEZ

BEATIFICATION OF MOTHER ELISA MARTINEZ Foundress of the Congregation “Daughters of St Mary of Leuca”....

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Beatification of Mother Elisa Martinez, foundfress of the “Daughters of St. Mary of Leuca.”

It will be proclaimed next June 25 in the churchyard of the Basilica Sanctuary “Santa...

Mother Elisa - Foundress

Mother Elisa Martinez will be beatified

The announcement concerning the foundress of the Institute of the Daughters of S. Maria of...

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MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE 2023 WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS

Vocation: Grace and Mission Dear brothers and sisters, dear young people! This is now the...

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Come and join us

COME JOIN US To follow Jesus in religious life is a marvelous adventure of the...

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You come too…!

Following Jesus in the religious life is a beautiful adventure of the spirit. It is...

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World day of consecrated life 2022

In our world, where the traces of God often seem to be lost, a strong...

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Mother Elisa - Foundress

PRAYER FOR THE CANONIZATION OF BLESSED ELISA MARTINEZ

O God, thank you for having called  Blessed Elisa Martinez to your Church; She followed...

Mother Elisa - Foundress

MOTHER ELISA, A REFLECTION OF GOD’S GLORY AND MERCY

Homily in the Mass of Blessed Elisa Martinez, Basilica of Leuca, 8 February 2024. Dear...

Mother Elisa - Foundress

THE RELIQUARY FOR THE BEATIFICATION

A rib of Mother Elisa for the veneration of the faithful. Mother Elisa Martinez on...

Mother Teresa Lanfranco

Prayer for the Glorification on Earth of the Servant of God Mother Teresa Lanfranco

O Father, in the mysterious design of love you have arranged that the Servant of...

Mother Teresa Lanfranco

Opening of the Diocesan Inquiry of Mother Teresa

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Mother Teresa Lanfranco

Closure of the Diocesan Inquiry of Mother Teresa

On Saturday 20 July, in the Basilica Sanctuary of Santa Maria de finibus terrae, the...

Card. Gilberto Agustoni

Centenary of the birth of Cardinal Gilberto Angelo Agustoni

It is a whole life at the service of the universal Church. A life lived...

Card. Gilberto Agustoni

Cardinal Agustoni, a life spent between law and the formation of the clergy

On 13 January 2017, Swiss Cardinal Gilberto Agustoni died in Rome at the age of...

Card. Gilberto Agustoni

Cause of beatification and canonization of Card. Gilberto Agustoni

On the evening of Saturday 19 November, in Leuca in the Basilica Sanctuary of Santa...

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In the Father's House

THE DEPARTED SISTERS 12

DICEMBER 03/2022        SR. LUCREZIA DE SIMONE 04/2015        SR. MARIA LUISA CERA 10/2001        SR. ADDOLORATA OBAL...

In the Father's House

THE DEPARTED SISTERS 11

NOVEMBER 01/2008        SR. CAROLINA VALLO 10/2018        SR. LEONARDA RUGGIERO 18/2022        SR. INES BIDETTI 20/2008        SR....

In the Father's House

THE DEPARTED SISTERS 10

OCTOBER 02/2008        SR. GREGORIA FABIANO 22/1989        SR. CELINA CUSCELA 09/2012        SR. NERINA OCON 13/2004        SR....

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Programme of the Celebrations for the Beatification of Mother Elisa Martinez

Programme of the Celebrations for the Beatification of  Mother Elisa Martinez  Foundress of the Congregation...

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BEATIFICATION OF MOTHER ELISA MARTINEZ

BEATIFICATION OF MOTHER ELISA MARTINEZ Foundress of the Congregation “Daughters of St Mary of Leuca”....

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Beatification of Mother Elisa Martinez, foundfress of the “Daughters of St. Mary of Leuca.”

It will be proclaimed next June 25 in the churchyard of the Basilica Sanctuary “Santa...

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Brief Biography of Mother Elisa Martinez, Foundress of the Daughters of Saint Mary of Leuca (FSML)

The Servant of God, Mother Elisa Martinez, was born in the town of Galatina (Lecce-Southern Italy) on 25 March 1905. On March 1938, she founded the Pious Union of the Sisters of the Immacolate Conception (Pia Unione delle Suore dell’Immacolata).
The charism of the Congregation: “Whatever you have done unto the least of my brothers and sisters, you have done unto me” (Mt 25: 40). She devoted her time and energy to the outcast, prisoners, unmarried mothers and abandooned children trough Parish Catechesis and the teaching of young children.