Clelia Barbieri


Saint Clelia Barbieri was an Italian saint of the Roman Catholic Church and the founder of the Little Sisters of the Mother of Sorrows. She is the youngest founder of a religious community in the history of the Roman Catholic Church.

Clelia was born in Bologna, Italy, in 1847 to Giacinta Nannetti and Giuseppe Barbieri, who were poor workers. She had a younger sister, Ernista, who was born in 1850. When her father died when she was just eight years old, she worked alongside her mother spinning hemp to support the family. During this time, her mother and younger sister moved into a house near the parish church through the generosity of her uncle. At an early age, Clelia began to spend her time in contemplative prayer. Despite her upbringing in relative poverty, Clelia was raised in a very religious household.

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