Chiara Badano, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Chiara Badano

Italian saint

Date of Birth: 29-Oct-1971

Place of Birth: Sassello, Liguria, Italy

Date of Death: 07-Oct-1990

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Blessed Chiara Badano (October 29, 1971 – October 7, 1990) was a young Italian teenager who is currently in the process of being pronounced a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.
At age nine she joined the Focolare Movement and received the nickname "Luce" by the founder Chiara Lubich.
When she was 16 she was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma, a painful bone cancer.
Chiara succumbed to the cancer on October 7, 1990, after a two-year battle with the disease.
She was beatified on September 25, 2010 at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Divine Love in Rome.
Her feast day is celebrated on October 29.