Oct 29, 2017
Happy Feast Day Blessed Chiara Luce Badano
1971 - 1990 Feast day: October 29
Blessed Chiara Badano was born on October 29, 1971, to Ruggero and Maria Teresa Badano in Sassello, Italy. The couple waited and prayed eleven years to have Chiara. At age nine she joined the Focolare Movement and received the nickname "Luce" by the founder Chiara Lubich. When she was 16 she was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma, a painful bone cancer. Chiara succumbed to cancer on October 7, 1990, after a two-year battle with the disease.
“So wise so young, they say, do never live long.” (Bl. Chiara Badano fits this to a tee) ― William Shakespeare, Richard III
{website}