Clelia Barbieri

Saint Clelia Barbieri
Religious
Born	(1847-02-13)13 February 1847 Le Budrie di Persiceto, Bologna, Papal States
Died	13 July 1870(1870-07-13) (aged 23) Le Budrie di Persiceto, Bologna, Kingdom of Italy
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Beatified	27 October 1968, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Paul VI
Canonized	9 April 1989, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
Feast	13 July
Patronage	Little Sisters of the Mother of Sorrows Catechists People ridiculed for their piety

Clelia Barbieri (13 February 1847 – 13 July 1870) was an Italian Roman Catholic and the founder of the Little Sisters of the Mother of Sorrows.^[1] She is regarded as the youngest founder of a religious congregation in the history of the Catholic church, as she was just twenty-three when she died.^[2] Barbieri declined the married life in her adolescence – even when pressured – in favor of leading a life dedicated to the needs of others; she served as an educator for a while and joined a religious movement which made her a notable figure in her village.^[3]

Barbieri's canonization cause started on 15 March 1930 when she was made a Servant of God, progressed with her beatification on 27 October 1968, and culminated with her canonization on 9 April 1989 under Pope John Paul II.