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Caterina Dominici (10 October 1829 – 21 February 1894) was an Italian Roman Catholic nun who took the name of Maria Enrichetta after she became a nun of the Sisters of Saint Anne. She worked with cholera patients during the outbreak of 1854 and served for over three decades as the Superior General of her congregation. She was also a friend and advisor to Saint John Bosco. She was beatified in 1975 and the cause for sainthood still continues. ==Life== Caterina Dominici was born on 10 October 1829 near Turin as the fourth daughter. One brother would become a priest. She was four when her parents separated and she went with her mother and siblings to live with her priest uncle. As a child she grew into the habit of regular confession and communion. She moved in 1848 and in November 1850 became a non-cloistered religious of the Sisters of Saint Anne. She assumed the name of "Maria Enrichetta".〔 Pope Pius IX visited Loreto in 1857 and Dominici was present along with Madeleine Sophie Barat - future saint - when the pope met with the professed religious. Dominici was appointed as the Superior General of her congregation and she at first attempted to discourage her fellow sisters from the appointment. She travelled to India in October 1879 and Pope Leo XIII received her in a private audience in 1884. Her health started to take a steep decline from November 1893 and was confined to bed. She continued to lead the institute despite the pain that she felt. She spent her last week in drowsiness and despite this she continued to speak in a weak voice to those around her bedside. Dominici died in 1894 and her remains were transferred in 1926 to the chapel of the mother house.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Caterina Dominici」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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