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May 23

Mary Crucified of Divine Love Gargani (1892–1973)

Founding Educator

Italian teacher and founder, Maria Gargani—Mary Crucified of Divine Love—united education, catechesis and a profound Eucharistic life.

Biography

As a laywoman she participated in Catholic Action and taught children and adults, using creative methods to make the faith understandable. For years he maintained a fruitful spiritual correspondence with Saint Pio of Pietrelcina. After a long discernment, she founded the Apostle Sisters of the Sacred Heart, dedicated to evangelization, education and service in parishes.

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