October 4, 1922 |
Gianna was born to Alberto and Marie Beretta in
Magenta, Italy |
| October 11,1922 |
Gianna is baptized in the Basilica of S. Martino in Magenta |
| April 14, 1928 |
Gianna makes her first Communion |
| January 22,1937 |
Gianna’s sister Amelia dies at age 26 |
| March 16 – 18,1938 |
Gianna makes the Spiritual Retreat of St Ignatius |
| 1938 to 1939 |
Gianna’s studies are suspended for a year due to health
reasons |
| October, 1941 |
Gianna and her family return to Bergamo, to the home of her
maternal grandparents at S. Vigilio. The World War II bombardment
of Genoa has weakened the health of Gianna’s mother, who
already had heart trouble. |
| November, 1941 |
Gianna returns to Genoa to finish her course of studies |
| May 1, 1942 |
Maria, Gianna’s mother, dies at the age of 55 |
| June, 1942 |
Gianna receives her diploma |
| September 1, 1942 |
She rejoins her family at Bergamo |
| October, 1942 |
Gianna and her siblings move to Magenta to their paternal grandparents
home. She is involved in Catholic Action and the Society of Saint
Vincent de Paul. |
| November, 1942 |
Gianna begins her studies in medicine |
| September, 1949 |
Pietro mets Gianna at her brothers medical office |
| November 30,1949 |
Gianna receives a degree in medicine and surgery. She considers
joining her brother as a missionary in Brazil |
| July 1, 1950 |
Gianna opens a medical clinic in Mesero |
| July 7, 1952 |
Gianna obtains her degree as a pediatric specialist. |
| December 8, 1954 |
Gianna & Pietro began their friendship after meeting at
a friends first Mass |
| April 11, 1955 |
Gianna & Pietro are engaged |
| September 24,1955 |
Gianna & Pietro are married |
| November 19, 1956 |
Their first son Pierluigi is born |
| December 11, 1957 |
Maria Zita is born |
| July 15, 1959 |
Laura is born |
| September 6, 1961 |
Gianna undergoes surgery to remove uterine tumor while she
is pregnant |
| April 21, 1962 |
Gianna Emanuela is born |
| April 28, 1962 |
Gianna Beretta Molla dies at the age of 39 |
| April 11, 1978 |
Cardinal Giovanni Colombo and the sixteen members of the Bishops
Conference of Lombardy petition Pope John Paul II for the introduction
of the cause for the Beatification of Gianna Beretta Molla. |
| April 12, 1986 |
The decree is opened after much investigation and research |
| July 6, 1991 |
The Congregation of the Causes of Saints confirms the heroic
virtues of Gianna Beretta Molla by the decree signed by Pope
John Paul II. |
| 1977 |
First Miracle occurred in Brazil |
| May 22, 1992 |
Miracle was declared a third class miracle (an instantaneous,
complete, and lasting cure unexplained by medical science) |
| April 24, 1994 |
Gianna Beretta Molla was beatified during the year of the
Family |
| 2002 – 2003 |
The second miracle is examined and declared valid |
| February 19, 2004 |
The process of canonization is officially concluded |
| May 16, 2004 |
Canonization in St Peter’s Square Rome |
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