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BEATIFICATION OF EUROSIA FABRIS, THIRD ORDER FRANCISCAN

VATICAN CITY, NOV 6, 2005 (VIS) - Today in the cathedral of Vicenza, Italy,
Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins C.M.F., prefect of the Congregation for the
Causes of Saints, acting in the Pope's name, read out the formula for
beatification of Eurosia Fabris (1866 - 1932), known as "Mother Rosa."

The new Blessed, the daughter of agricultural workers, left school after just
two years of primary education in order to help her parents at their work in
the home and the fields. Nonetheless, she learned to read and write, one of her
favorite books being "Eternal Maxims" by St. Alphonsus Liguori. She married
Carlo Barban, a widower with three daughters, by whom she had nine children, of
whom three became priests. Eurosia Fabris entered the Third Order of St.
Francis and, despite her lack of economic means, helped the poor and welcomed
into her home a number of children orphaned by the First World War. The cause
for her beatification began in 1975. In 2004, a miracle was officially
recognized as having come through her intervention, in favor of a sick woman
thought by doctors to be beyond recovery.

The beatification, which took place according to the new norms laid down by
Benedict XVI, was co-presided by Bishop Cesare Nosiglia of Vicenza who, in his
homily, indicated that "Mother Rosa represents a model of sanctity accessible
to everyone, because as a wife and mother she lived, with the commitment of
evangelical simplicity, ... a daily family life, accepting its pains and
suffering in the constant search for the will of God."

The bishop also recalled the religious vocations in the family of the new
Blessed, highlighting how in many homes today they would be considered as a
cause for concern, while for Eurosia "the joy of seeing her children take the
path of consecrated life ... was a source of consolation."
.../BEATIFICATION/SARAIVA VIS 051107 (320)

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