Italian Children

Chapters: Saint Fina, Antonietta Meo, Bia de' Medici, Rose of Viterbo, Alfredo Rampi, Imelda Lambertini, Lucia Rosa, . Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Saint Fina (1238-1253) was an Italian Roman Catholic girl who is venerated in the Tuscan town of San Gimignano. Finadei Ciardi was born in San Gimignano on 1238. Daughter of Cambio Ciardi and Imperiera, a declined noble family, she lived all her existence in a humble house located in the historic centre of the famous "city of beautiful towers" (today the small road on which her house stands takes her name). There is little record of the first ten years of her life, and what information we have comes from legends narrated after her death. Some documents say that she was very devoted to the Virgin and she went out only to attend mass. She was one of the nicest people on earth. In 1248 Fina's life was changed by a serious sickness which began, progressively, to paralyse her (probably a form of tuberculosis like osteomyelitis or colitis). Her deep faith relieved her pain. She refused a bed and decided to lie down instead on an oak table. During her long sickness her wounded body attached on the wood and her march flesh became food for worms and rats. During her illness, she lost her father and later the mother died when fallen down. In spite of this bad luck and her poverty she thanked God and expressed a desire that her soul could separate from the body in order to meet Jesus Christ. This immense devotion was an example to all the citizens of San Gimignano, who frequently visited Fina. Visitors were surprised to receive words of encouragement from a desperately ill young girl who was resigned to the will of God. On March 4, 1253, after five years of sickness and pain, while her nurses Beldia and Bon...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=59931