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Giulia was the daughter of Adelaide Valentino and Diego Salzano. Her father was a captain in the Lancers of King Ferdinand II of Naples, and died when Giulia was four years old. She was raised and educated by the Sisters of Charity in the Royal Orphanage of Saint Nicola La Strada until age fifteen. She was a school teacher and catechist in Casoria, Naples. She was a friend and co-worker of Blessed Caterina Volpicelli. She was noted for her personal devotion to the Virgin Mary. She encouraged others in devotion to Our Lady and the Sacred Heart of Jesus. She was the foundress of the Congregation of the Catechetical Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1905.
Born
- 13 October 1846 in Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Caserta, Italy
Died
- 17 May 1929 in Casoria, Naples, Italy of natural causes
Venerated
- 23 April 2002 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)
Beatified
- 27 April 2003 by Pope John Paul II
Canonized
- 17 October 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI
Source: https://catholicsaints.info/saint-giulia-salzano/
