Eurosia Fabris
| Blessed Eurosia Fabris | |
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| Laywoman | |
| Born |
27 September 1866 Quinto Vicentino, near Vicenza, Italy |
| Died | 8 January 1932 (aged 65) Marola, Italy |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 6 November 2005, Vicenza, Italy by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Feast | 8 January |
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Blessed Eurosia Fabris (September 27, 1866 – January 8, 1932), also known as Mamma Rosa, was best known to Catholics as a model of holiness in the daily life of a Catholic family. She gained some attention outside of the Catholic community in 2005 when the Vatican started her on the process of canonization. Some people have quipped that she might even become the "patron saint of large families" because she had eleven children (two were adopted).
What is known about the life of Eurosia Fabris comes from the testimonies given by people she knew, as compiled by the investigation committee for her process of beatification.
Eurosia Fabris was born to farmers Luigi and Maria Fabris on September 27, 1866 in Quinto Vicentino, a small, agricultural area near the Italian town of Vicenza.
In 1870, at the age of four, she and her family moved to the nearby village of Marola, also in the Province of Vicenza, where she lived for the rest of her life. She was able to attend school for only two years, between 1872 and 1874, because she needed to help her parents with farm work and domestic chores. However, she was still able to learn enough to read several religious texts in her youth, most notably the Bible, the Catechism, Church history, the Philothea of Saint Francis de Sales, and the Eternal Maxims of Saint Alphonsus Liguori.
When Fabris was twelve years old she made her first Holy Communion, and received the Eucharist from then on as often as permitted, which was only on religious feast days, since daily communion was only permitted to most Catholics following a decree of Pope Pius X in 1905.
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