Mondaino 1791-1806
Blessed Elisabetta moved with her family to Mondaino when she was five years old. It was more convinient for Giambattista, Elisabetta’s father to do his work as an administrator in Mondaino where his property and the monastery of the Poor Clares that he administered were located. This move enabled Elisabetta to grown up in a very religious environment and to take advantage of the presence of the prestigious religious institutions in the area.
Around the age of nine, Elisabetta entered the monastery of the Poor Clares as a boarding student and soon made her first communion. Soon after, she made her first Communion and of that glorious day, we have this recount: ” After she had offered her deepest love and thanksgiving to Jesus, she kissed her parents who were deeply moved and respectfully greeted the abbess, kissing her dress. Then with radiant joy, she told them that form this time, her tongue and her soul were worthy of reverence, because they had been sanctified by the touch of Jesus, the soul’s holy spouse.”
Thought still very young she loved to be alone, in meditation, to spend her time with her beloved Jesus. She desired so much to grow in virtue that it is said she chose one of her friends with whom she would be in competition to see who could love Jesus more.
Mondaino 1810-1824
The more God enriches your heart, the more sensitive He makes it, but also the more He demands that it be absolutely detached for love of Him.
Blessed Elisabetta Renzi |