Feast July 26
Saint Bartolomea Capitanio
Religious founder, patron of Teachers · Feast July 26
Biography
Bartolomea Capitanio was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious and the co-foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Lovere that she established with Vincenza Gerosa. Capitanio's rather short life was dedicated to the educational needs of children and the poor and she served as a teacher for most of her life while using her order to achieve this aim.
Feast day
July 26
Patronage
- Teachers
- Sisters of Charity of Lovere
- Lovere
Birth date
1807-01-13
Death date
1833-07-26
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
18 May 1950
Canonized by
Pope Pius XII
Feast month
7
Wikidata qid
Q444050
Content subtype
saint_biography
Feast day of month
26