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Chiara Badano (October 29, 1971 – October 7, 1990) was an Italian teenager who has been beatified by the Roman Catholic Church. At age nine she joined the Focolare Movement and received the nickname "Luce" ("light") by the founder Chiara Lubich .
Chiara “Luce” Badano was proclaimed Blessed in 2010. A few days later, this is how Pope Benedict XVI would remember her: (…)I think you all know that on Saturday September 25th, in Rome, an Italian girl named Chiara, Chiara Badano, was beatified.
Chiara Luce Badano. Feast Day: October 29. Beatified: September 25, 2010. Venerated: July 3, 2008. In 1971, after praying and hoping for a baby for more than 10 years, Ruggero and Teresa Badano of Sassello, Italy, welcomed a little girl whom they named Chiara.
Jul 9, 2021 · Blessed Chiara Badano has been identified as the first person beatified from “Generation X.” Born in 1971, her parents considered Chiara a priceless gift since they had waited 11 years to have a child.
Just shy of 19 years of age, Chiara “Luce” Badano received absolution and Holy Communion and died on Oct. 7, 1990, with her parents at her side. “Bye, Mom,” she whispered, “Be happy because I am.” Over 2,000 people attended her funeral.
Sep 26, 2010 · Chiara “Luce” Badano, a teenage Italian member of the Focolare Movement, was beatified on Saturday. Church leaders and others remembered her in celebrations throughout the weekend for her ...
Una ragazza, una figlia, un’amica, una beata. I genitori e gli amici più stretti anni fa hanno dato vita alla Fondazione Chiara Badano: garante di tutto ciò che la riguarda.
