Leonarda Casiraghi | |
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| Born | Angela Casiraghi (1922-10-18)18 October 1922 |
| Died | 27 August 2011(2011-08-27) (aged 88) |
| Citizenship | Italy (former) India |
| Occupation(s) | Catholic missionary Social worker |
| Years active | 1955–2011 |
| Known for | Our Lady of Lourdes Charitable Hospital |
| Awards | Padma Shri (1998) |
Leonarda Casiraghi (bornAngela Casiraghi), popularly known asDoddamma, was an Italian-born naturalised Indian Catholic missionary and social worker, known for her medical service inDharwad, in the south Indian state ofKarnataka.[1] She founded a small medical dispensary inDharwad in 1958, which later grew to become a full-fledged hospital by name,Our Lady of Lourdes Charitable Hospital.[2][3]
Born inBiassono, Casiraghi joined the Novitiate of Bergamo of the Sisters of Charity at the age of 23.[3] She came to India in 1955 and worked inMangalore andHyderabad for three years before founding the medical facility in Dharwad.[1] She then at the time of her vocation decided to take the religious name ofSister Leonarda. A member of theSisters of Charity of Saints Bartolomea Capitanio and Vincenza Gerosa congregation, she was the administrator of the hospital and its sister concern,Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing, since their inception.[4] She was awarded the fourth highest civilian award of thePadma Shri by the Government of India, in 1998, for her services to the society[5]
Casiraghi died on 27 August 2011, at Dharwad.[1]
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