Background
Paula was born March 3, 1809 in Genoa, Italy to Giovanni Battista Frassinetti, a cloth merchant, and his wife Angela. When she was nine years old, her mother died and an aunt came to help with the household.
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Career
Her feast day was June 12. In 1834 she and six other women form a small community called the "Daughters of Holy Faith". French The sisters teach in the school, and go to Genoa to help during a break out of Cholera.
In 1835 Blessed French
On May 19, 1841, Paula establishes a house in Rome. The work of the institute expands beyond Liguria and Rome, to other parts of Italy as new houses, boarding schools, and orphanages are established. Later the sisters establish a presence in Malta, Portugal, and Brazil.
In the United Kingdom the sisters run an International Student"s Residence and are involved in Parish Ministry.
She died on June 11, 1882 after a bout with pneumonia following several strokes. Her body was found to be incorrupt in 1906.
Paula was beatified by Pope Pius XI on June 8, 1930 and canonized on March 11, 1984 by Pope John Paul World War II
There are about 1,200 Sisters active in Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia. "Work in full simplicity" "We"re in God"s hands, and we are so very well" "Our mission is to educate thru heart and love.
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Quotations: "Work in full simplicity" "We"re in God"s hands, and we are so very well" "Our mission is to educate thru heart and love.
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Giuseppe and members of the parish started a small school in a church that had been dedicated to Saint Clare.
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Italy