ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 13th of July WELCOME! SAINT CLELIA BARBIERI, VIRGIN One of the saints remembered by the Church on July 13 is St Clelia Barbieri. She was born in 1847 in Le Budrie di San Giovanni di Persiceto, Bologna, Italy, into a family of poor workers. Her father died in 1855 of cholera and St Clelia worked in spinning, alongside her mother, in order to support her siblings. THEY MOVED TO A HOUSE NEAR THE PARISH CHURCH During this time the family moved to a house near the parish church. St Clelia started to spend much time in prayer and deep contemplation. She joined the 'Workers of Christian Catechism' as an assistant teacher, and became such an inspirational leader that the parish priest entrusted her with the teaching of doctrine and guidance of the girls. At the age of fourteen St Clelia seemed to revitalise the parish, attracting many new young people. Later, having rejected offers of marriage, St Clelia dedicated her life to h...