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Agostina Livia Picapiedra

Agostina Livia Picapiedra

Venerable monastic
November 13 · 1864–1894

Agostina Livia Picapiedra (1864, Pozzaglia Sabina — 1894, Rome) — the Venerable, nun. Feast day: 13 November.

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Agostina Livia Picapiedra was an Italian nun and nurse born in 1864 in Pozzaglia Sabina. A member of the Sisters of Divine Charity, she dedicated her life to serving the sick at the Santo Spirito hospital in Rome. While working in a tuberculosis ward, she contracted the disease but eventually recovered to continue her nursing duties. Her life ended tragically in 1894 when she was murdered by a patient she was attempting to care for. She is recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church.

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