St. Magdalen
of Canossa (1774 – 1835)
St. Magdalen of
Canossa was an Italian nun who founded the Canossian Daughters of Charity.
Although St. Magdalen came from an important family, she lost her parent at a
young age. Seeing the extreme poverty around her, she felt God calling her to
help the poor and sick. She was given an abandoned monastery where she took in
poor children and gave them proper education. Soon her friends joined her and
they formed the Congregation of the Daughters of Charity. Today, the Canossian
Sisters have communities serving the poor and bearing witness to the Catholic
faith on every continent of the world. St. Magdalen’s feast day is on 8 May.
Learn more about St. Magdalen here
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