ALL IN THE FAMILY

 

VENERABLE ENRICA BELTRAME QUATTROCCHI, was the fourth and last daughter of Bl. Luigi and Maria Quattrocchi, (See BLOG 2/4/2014 )  was declared her “Venerable,” on August 30, 2021.

Her parents lived  a life full of love  and service to the Gospel and a with great human intensity.   Many of their children went on to pursue religious vocations, the older sons became priests and the third daughter was a Benedictine nun but not their youngest daughter, Enrica.  She lived a faithful single life, living in the world. She gave to God her many gifts and talents and sought to love others with a generous love.

 She was born on April 6, 1914, at Rome, Italy and died there on June 16, 2012.

Enrichetta’s life – who described herself as “God’s little ladle” – was one of prayer and charity towards everyone.

 With a degree in Modern Literature from La Sapienza University, she specialized in the History of Art, which she taught in several schools of Rome.

She was tireless in her volunteer work.  From 1936 she accompanied the trips of numerous UNITALSI patients to Lourdes and Loreto. From 1938 she was part of the Saint Vincent of Paul’s Daughters of Charity, presiding over a group of ‘ladies’ in the area of Trastevere and of Montagnola.

 During the Second World War, in contact with the Benedictine Monastery of Subiaco and the entire Beltrame Quattrocchi family, she helped Jews, soldiers, and persecuted politicians.

 Last June her remains were transferred from the Verano cemetery to the Basilica of Saint Prassede, which she frequented every day.  From 1994 she dedicated herself fully to her parents’ Cause of Beatification.

 According to Vatican News, “She was involved in volunteer work with the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, with whom she went to the most difficult areas of Rome; in Catholic Action together with her mother; and she devoted herself to teaching. From 1976 she was Superintendent of the Ministry for Cultural and Environmental Heritage.”