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Visionary laywoman who was friend of Padre Pio declared venerable

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