Luigi Beltrame Quattrocchi and Maria Corsini
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Luigi Beltrame Quattrocchi (12 January 1880 – 9 November 1951) and Maria Corsini-Beltrame Quattrocchi (24 June 1884 – 26 August 1965) were two married Italian Catholic laypeople who became the first couple to be beatified together in 2001.[1][2] According to Pope John Paul II, they lived "an ordinary life in an extraordinary way".[3] They are commemorated on 25 November—their wedding anniversary.[4][5]
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Luigi Beltrame Quattrocchi and Maria Corsini | |
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Laypeople | |
Born | Luigi (12 January 1880, in Catania) Maria (24 June 1884, in Florence) |
Died | Luigi (9 November 1951, aged 71 in Rome) Maria (26 August 1965, aged 81 in Serravalle di Bibbiena) |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 21 October 2001, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
Feast | 25 November |
Attributes | elderly married couple |
Patronage | Both: Married couples and families Maria: Mothers and volunteers Luigi: Fathers and lawyers |
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