Paula
Frassinetti was born in Genoa, Italy into a Catholic family. At
nineteen, she left home to live with her brother, who was a priest, to
fulfill the call she felt toward a life of servitude to God.
Paula
often assisted her brother in teaching poor children at his parish, and
soon realized her vocation as an educator. In 1834, she and six other
women began a school for the poor, and became known as the Sisters of
St. Dorothy. The congregation grew quickly, and the schools eventually
spread across Italy, then to Europe and Africa, Asia and onto the
Americas, many of which remain open to this day.
Sister Paula Frassinetti died in 1882 and was canonized in 1984 by Pope John Paul II.
Paula
often assisted her brother in teaching poor children at his parish, and
soon realized her vocation as an educator. In 1834, she and six other
women began a school for the poor, and became known as the Sisters of
St. Dorothy. The congregation grew quickly, and the schools eventually
spread across Italy, then to Europe and Africa, Asia and onto the
Americas, many of which remain open to this day.Sister Paula Frassinetti died in 1882 and was canonized in 1984 by Pope John Paul II.
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