Blessed Maria Vittoria De Fornari Strata (15 December): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Blessed Maria Victoria Fornari Strata (1562–1617) was a wife, mother, widow, mystic, and religious founder whose life bears powerful witness to trust in Divine Providence and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Born in Genoa, Italy, Maria Victoria married Angelo Strata and lived nine years of deeply Christian family life, raising six children. After her husband’s sudden death, she fell into grief and despair—until the Virgin Mary appeared to her, promising to take both mother and children under her protection. Strengthened by this heavenly consolation, Maria Victoria took a vow of chastity, lived a life of prayer and mortification, cared for her children and the poor, and later founded a new religious order dedicated to honoring Our Lady’s Annunciation and Hidden Life at Nazareth. In 1604, she and ten women took the habit, forming what would become the Blue Annunciades, distinguished by their strict enclosure and Marian devotion. Despite trials, opposition, and attempts to suppress the order, Our Lady’s protection never failed. Blessed Maria Victoria died on December 15, 1617, at the age of 55. Her feast is celebrated on December 15, commemorating the date of her first foundation. 📖 Source inspiration: The Lives of the Saints by Fr. Alban Butler 🙏 Ideal for: Catholic meditation, saint biographies, Marian devotion, and Church history ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS (CHAPTERS) 00:00 – Introduction: Lives of the Saints (Fr. Alban Butler) 00:13 – Birth of Maria Victoria in Genoa (1562) 00:21 – Marriage to Angelo Strata 00:31 – Family life and charitable works 00:47 – Death of her husband and deep sorrow 01:08 – Apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary 01:36 – Vow of chastity and life of prayer 01:49 – Severe mortifications and fasting 02:06 – Proposal for a new religious order 02:34 – Foundation of the Blue Annunciades (1604) 02:52 – Rule, enclosure, and Marian devotion 03:01 – Expansion of the order 03:10 – Attempt to suppress the congregation 03:24 – Vision of Our Lady’s protection 03:32 – Death of Blessed Maria Victoria (1617) 03:48 – Feast day and distinction from other Annunciades https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/december Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #BlessedMariaVictoria #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #MarianDevotion #Annunciation #BlueAnnunciades #CatholicHistory #SaintsBiography #OurLady #CatholicFaith

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