Triennial Chapter of the Carmelite Nuns of the Monastery of Santo Stefano in Ravenna, Italy Held
The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Santo Stefano in Ravenna, Italy was held on November 21, 2024. The archbishop of Ravenna-Cervia, Lorenzo Ghizzoni, presided.
In 1760 the Carmelite Peter Tombi gathered pious young women in the village of Molinella, near Bologna, who lived as Third Order Carmelites. In May 1773 they moved to Ravenna. By 1840 the group became members of the Order, receiving the papal enclosure. On July 24, 1857, Pope Pius IX visited the nuns along with other nuns who had been brought there. In 1976 nuns from St. Stefano assisted in the founding of the Carmelite monastery in La Vega, Philippines. In 1992, other sisters assisted in the founding of the monastery in Sogliano al Rubicone.
The monastery belongs to the S. M. Maddalena de' Pazzi Federation.
The following nuns were elected:
Prioress | Priora | Priora:
Sr M. Anastasia de Gerusalemme Cucca, O. Carm.
1st Councilor | 1ª Consejera | 1ª Consigliera:
Sr M. Elisabetta Mambelli, O. Carm.
2nd Councilor | 2ª Consejera | 2ª Consigliera:
Sr M. Paola Teresa Laudicina, O. Carm.
Treasurer | Ecónoma | Economa
Sr M. Anastasia di Gerusalemme Cucca, O. Carm.
Formator | Formadora | Formatrice
Sr M. Elisabetta Mambelli, O. Carm.
Sacristan | Sacristana | Sacrestana
Sr M. Barbara Stella, O. Carm.
