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Memorial of Blessed Maria Troncatti
Date: 25th August 2020
Blessed Maria Troncatti worked as a Red Cross nurse during the First World War, and in 1922, went to Ecuador as a missionary, where she cared for the Shuar people, serving as nurse, dentist, surgeon, catechist and evangeliser - a 'doctor for the body and spirit'.
She was killed in a plane crash on 25 August 1969.
Find out more about her on the link below.
More information: https://salesiansisters.org/blessed-maria-troncatti/