Gaetana Sterni
Gaetana Sterni | |
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| Religious | |
| Born | 26 June 1827 Cassola, Vicenza, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia |
| Died | 26 November 1889 (aged 62) Bassano del Grappa, Vicenza, Kingdom of Italy |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 4 November 2001, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 26 November |
| Attributes | Religious habit |
| Patronage | Sisters of Divine Will |
Gaetana Sterni (26 June 1827 – 26 November 1889) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Sisters of Divine Will. Sterni's life became marred due to the deaths of close relations including her husband and sole child which prompted her to look towards an apostolate to aid others and to ease others' sufferings. The order she founded was dedicated to total consecration to Jesus Christ and to an active apostolate of evangelic zeal.
Her beatification cause commenced under Pope John XXIII in 1960 while she became titled as Venerable in 1991. Pope John Paul II presided over her beatification on 4 November 2001 at Saint Peter's Square.