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Blessed Elena Guerra (23 June 1835 – 11 April 1914) was an Italian Roman Catholic nun established the Oblates of the Holy Spirit. She dedicated herself to the educational needs as one of her sole objectives. She was beatified on 26 April 1959 after the recognition of two miracles attributed to her intercession. One final miracle is needed before she can be canonized. ==Life== Elena Guerra was born on 23 June 1835 in Lucca as one of six children. Guerra studied several languages that included French and Latin and she also studied subjects such as music and art. She also dedicated herself to theological fathers and examined the lives and the works of the Church Fathers. She travelled to Rome in 1870 to attend a session of the First Vatican Council that Pope Pius IX had called for. It was at this time in 1866 she established her own congregation in order to dedicate herself to the education of girls. It was also named the Order of Saint Zita in honor of the patron saint of Lucca. One of the girls to enter in 1887 was Gemma Galgani - future saint. She corresponded with Pope Leo XIII for him to issue a declaration on anti-clericalism and asked him to rekindle in the faithful the power of the Spirit and the Gospel. Leo XIII responded with issuing three papal documents between 1895 and 1902 which were Provida matris caritate (Apostolic Letter), Divinum illud munus (Encyclical) and a letter to the episcopate. Leo XIII renamed the order after this as a sign of his esteem. . She died on 11 April 1914 and is buried in Lucca. 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「Elena Guerra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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