Luigia Siniapi’s numerous supernatural gifts, including bilocation and precognition of events and situations, were recognized by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints. / Credit: Public domain
ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 29, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
TheVaticanhasissuedadecreerecognizingtheheroicvirtuesoftheServantofGodLuigiaSinapi,declaringher“venerable.”TheItalianwomanwasalaymysticwhohadavisionofJesusandtheVirginMaryandmaintainedafriendshipwithSt.PioofPietrelcina,Italy,betterknownasPadrePio.
DrivenbyherdeeploveforJesusfromanearlyageandclaimingtohavehadvisionsofMary,Jesus,andangels,hermothertookher,inthemid-1920s,toSanGiovanniRotondotomeetPadrePio,thesaintrecognizedforbearingthestigmataonhishands,feet,andside.Fromthattime,shemaintainedacloserelationshipwithhim,receivinghisguidanceandspiritualsupportthroughoutherlife.
SinapiwasbornSept.8,1916,inItri,Italy,andwasbaptizedeightdayslater.AccordingtotheDicasteryfortheCausesofSaints,atage15shefeltthecalltoreligiouslifeandenteredtheInstituteofthePiousSocietyoftheDaughtersofSt.Pauli