Saint Giulia Salzano was the founder of the Congregation

Congregation (catholic)

The term "congregation" has three usages specific to the Roman Catholic Church. One concerns the Roman Curia, the other two concern religious institutes.- Roman Curia :...

 of the Catechetical Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1905. She was raised and educated by the Sisters of Charity

Sisters of Charity

Many religious communities have the term Sisters of Charity as part of their name. The rule of Saint Vincent for the Daughters of Charity has been adopted and adapted by at least sixty founders of religious orders around the world in the subsequent centuries....

 in the Royal Orphanage of Saint Nicola La Strada until the age of fifteen. She was a school teacher and catechist in Casoria, Naples, and a friend and co-worker with Saint Caterina Volpicelli

Caterina Volpicelli

Caterina Volpicelli was an Italian nun, foundress of the Congregation “Ancelle del Sacro Cuore di Gesù” . She was proclaimed Blessed by Joan Paul II in 2001 and Saint on April 26, 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI....

. Salzano is noted for her personal devotion to the Virgin Mary. She encouraged others in devotion to Our Lady

Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic)

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 and the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

On October 17, 2010, Pope Benedict celebrated her canonization Mass in which he said “May the example and intercession of St. Giulia Salzano sustain the Church in her perennial task of announcing Christ and form authentic Christian consciences.”

External links

• Giulia Salzano biography at the Vatican's website