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}} | }}Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, commonly known as Mother Angelica, was a Roman Catholic American nun, best known for founding the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN). Born as Rita Antoinette Rizzo on April 20, 1923, in Canton, Ohio, she had a challenging childhood but found her calling in religious life. | ||
Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, commonly known as Mother Angelica, was a Roman Catholic American nun, best known for founding the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN). Born as Rita Antoinette Rizzo on April 20, 1923, in Canton, Ohio, she had a challenging childhood but found her calling in religious life. | |||
She grew up in a time of economic hardship, and her parents divorced when she was young, which was quite stigmatized at the time. She suffered from various health issues, which played a significant role in her spiritual journey. After experiencing what she described as a miraculous healing, she entered the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration, a Franciscan order, in Cleveland in 1944, later moving to establish a new monastery in Irondale, Alabama. | She grew up in a time of economic hardship, and her parents divorced when she was young, which was quite stigmatized at the time. She suffered from various health issues, which played a significant role in her spiritual journey. After experiencing what she described as a miraculous healing, she entered the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration, a Franciscan order, in Cleveland in 1944, later moving to establish a new monastery in Irondale, Alabama. | ||