Maria Elena Berini
Appearance
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Born | Sondrio, Italy | 9 December 1944
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation(s) | Mission worker, teacher |
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Sister Maria Elena Berini (born 9 December 1944) is an Italian Catholic nun, and mission worker. She won an International Women of Courage Award in 2018.
Life
[edit]She entered the novitiate of the Sisters of Jeanne-Antide Thouret.[1]
From 1963 to 1969, she trained as a teacher. In 1972, she went to Chad, to work in rural schools. In 2007, her congregation sent her to the Central African Republic.[2] In 2017, she provided refuge at her Catholic mission, when rebels attacked Bocaranga.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Usa, una suora di Sondrio premiata tra le donne coraggio" (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "US State Department honors Italian nun as a 'Woman of Courage'". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "Suor Maria Elena Berini, da Sondrio, premiata come "Donna di coraggio"". Diocesi di Como (in Italian). 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ Klein, Betsy. "Melania Trump honors International Women of Courage at State Dept". CNN. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
External links
[edit]- "Biographies of the Finalists for the 2018 International Women of Courage Awards". U.S. Department of State | Home Page. 1944-12-09. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- "State Department honors International Women of Courage". UPI. 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- "Ancora scontri in Centrafrica: il racconto di sofferenza di suor Maria". Fondazione Un Raggio Di Luce Onlus (in Italian). 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2018-04-03.