A portrait of St. Maria Troncatti
St. Maria Troncatti
1883 – 1969
Feast
August 24 · XX c.
Patron of
Missionaries · Nurses · Indigenous peoples of Ecuador
Order
Religious / Salesian / Missionary
Italian Salesian Sister (1883-1969), Red Cross nurse in WWI, missionary to the Shuar people of the Ecuadorean Amazon for forty-four years; renowned as nurse, midwife, and dentist of the rainforest. Killed in a plane crash in 1969. Beatified 2012 by Benedict XVI; canonization announced 2025.
Life & Times
Born: 1883 · Died: 1969 · From: Italy / Ecuador.
Patronage
St. Maria Troncatti is invoked as the patron of missionaries, nurses, indigenous peoples of ecuador. Those in these callings or circumstances often turn to this saint in prayer.
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