Feast May 17
Saint Giulia Salzano
Religious founder, patron of Catechetical Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus · Feast May 17
Biography
Giulia Salzano was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Catechetical Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (1905). Salzano served as a teacher prior to becoming a religious and since 1865 worked in Casoria as a teacher for children where she demonstrated herself as an apt catechist and instructor.
Feast day
May 17
Patronage
Catechetical Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Birth date
1846-10-13
Death date
1929-05-17
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
17 October 2010
Canonized by
Pope Benedict XVI
Feast month
5
Wikidata qid
Q456574
Feast day of month
17