Maria Elena Berini

Maria Elena Berini
Born (1944-12-09) 9 December 1944 (age 80)
Sondrio, Italy
NationalityItalian
Occupation(s)Mission worker, teacher
Berini receives International Women of Courage Award in 2018

Sister Maria Elena Berini (born 9 December 1944) is an Italian Catholic nun, and mission worker. She won an International Women of Courage Award in 2018.[1]

Life

She entered the novitiate of the Sisters of Jeanne-Antide Thouret.[2]

From 1963 to 1969, she trained as a teacher. In 1972, she went to Chad, to work in rural schools. In 2007, her congregation sent her to the Central African Republic.[1] In 2017, she provided refuge at her Catholic mission, when rebels attacked Bocaranga.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "US State Department honors Italian nun as a 'Woman of Courage'". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  2. ^ "Usa, una suora di Sondrio premiata tra le donne coraggio" (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  3. ^ "Suor Maria Elena Berini, da Sondrio, premiata come "Donna di coraggio"". Diocesi di Como (in Italian). 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  4. ^ Klein, Betsy. "Melania Trump honors International Women of Courage at State Dept". CNN. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
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