April 10
On this day the Catholic Church remembers
St. Magdalene of Canossa

St. Magdalene of Canossa

religious, foundress · 1774 – 1835
The love of Christ urges us on.
— 2 Cor 5:14

A marchioness of Verona abandoned by her mother as a child. Though she had a palace, she saw the misery left by war and founded the Daughters of Charity for poor girls. The wounds of childhood can become a source of compassion for others.

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