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Maria Cristina of Savoy
Queen consort of the Two Sicilies
Tenure21 November 1832 – 31 January 1836
Born(1812-11-14)14 November 1812
Cagliari, Kingdom of Sardinia
Died31 January 1836(1836-01-31) (aged 23)
Naples, Two Sicilies
Burial
Basilica di Santa Chiara (Naples)
Spouse
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(m. 1832)​
IssueFrancis II of the Two Sicilies
Names
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HouseSavoy
FatherVictor Emmanuel I of Sardinia
MotherMaria Teresa of Austria-Este
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Coat of arms of Queen Maria Cristina of Savoy

Maria Cristina of Savoy (Maria Cristina Carlotta Giuseppa Gaetana Efisia; 14 November 1812 – 21 January 1836) was the first Queen consort of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies. She died as a result of childbirth. She is venerated in the Catholic Church, having been beatified by Pope Francis.

Family

Maria Cristina was the youngest daughter of King Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia and Archduchess Maria Teresa of Austria-Este.[1]

Her maternal grandparents were Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este and Maria Beatrice Ricciarda d'Este. Ferdinand was the fourteenth child and third son born to Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Maria Theresa of Austria. Maria Beatrice was the eldest daughter of Ercole III d'Este and Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina, Duchess of Massa and Princess of Carrara.

Queen

On 21 November 1832, Maria Cristina married Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies. The bride was twenty years old and the groom twenty-two.

Maria Cristina was described as beautiful but also timid and shy: modest and reserved, she was deeply religious.[2] Her relationship to Ferdinand was not happy, and he had little patience for her nervous modesty. While she was Queen of the Two Sicilies, she prevented the use of death sentences, and was known as "the Holy Queen".[3]

She died at the age of 23, after having given birth five days before to her only child, Francis II of the Two Sicilies.[4]

Beatification

Blessed

Maria Cristina of Savoy
Venerated inCatholic Church
Beatified25 January 2014, Naples, Italy by Pope Francis
Major shrineBasilica of Santa Chiara, Naples, Italy
Feast31 January

On 9 July 1859 she was declared to be a Servant of God,[5] on 6 May 1939 a Venerable Servant of God,[5] and on 3 May 2013 Pope Francis authorized a decree recognizing a miracle due to her intercession, a further stage on her process to beatification.[6] Her beatification took place on 25 January 2014 at the Basilica of Santa Chiara (Naples), where she is buried, making her Blessed Maria Cristina of Savoy.

Maria Cristina as Queen

Ancestry

References

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  1. ^ "Beatification of Queen Maria Cristina of Savoy", Real Casa delle Due Sicilie, January 1, 2014
  2. ^ Women and Faith: Catholic Religious Life in Italy from Late Antiquity to the Present, (Lucetta Scaraffia, Gabriella Zarri, eds.) Harvard University Press, 1999, p. 226 ISBN 9780674954786
  3. ^ "Liturgical Memory of Blessed Maria Cristina of Savoy in Sicily", The Dynastic Orders of the Royal House of Savoy, August 2, 2022
  4. ^  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Villari, Luigi (1911). "Francis II. of the Two Sicilies". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 936.
  5. ^ a b Index ac status causarum beatificationis servorum dei et canonizationis beatorum (in Latin). Typis polyglottis vaticanis. January 1953. p. 154.
  6. ^ Vatican Information Service press release, 3 May 2013
Maria Cristina of Savoy
Born: 14 November 1812 Died: 21 January 1836
Italian royalty
Vacant
Title last held by
Maria Isabella of Spain 		Queen consort of the Two Sicilies
21 November 1832 – 31 January 1836 		Vacant
Title next held by
Maria Theresa of Austria

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