Maria Domenica Lazzeri
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Maria Domenica Lazzeri also known as la Meneghina was an Italian mystic
. The cause for her beatification
was started in 1943. She was born in in Capriana
, Italy but as of 1833 became bedridden most of her life. According to her physician she ate nothing for the last 14 years of her life except for receiving Holy Communion.
Mysticism
Mysticism is the knowledge of, and especially the personal experience of, states of consciousness, i.e. levels of being, beyond normal human perception, including experience and even communion with a supreme being.-Classical origins:...
. The cause for her beatification
Beatification
Beatification is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a dead person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in his or her name . Beatification is the third of the four steps in the canonization process...
was started in 1943. She was born in in Capriana
Capriana
Capriana is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 30 km northeast of Trento....
, Italy but as of 1833 became bedridden most of her life. According to her physician she ate nothing for the last 14 years of her life except for receiving Holy Communion.
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