On January 10, 2025, Sant'Egidio honored the life and legacy of honor Sister Dorothy Stang, SNDdeN at a ceremony in the Church of San Bartolomeo all’Isola in Rome, Italy. Twenty years ago, Sister Dorothy was murdered for her work in advocating for the Amazon rainforest and the rights of its inhabitants. She was 73 years old.
During the ceremony, a small container of blood-soaked soil from the place of her murder and one of her sweaters was added to a permanent memorial at the Basilica, a church dedicated to martyrs of the modern age. Sister Dorothy is the first woman from the U.S. to be recognized with this honor.
Members of the Community of Sant’Egidio, Sister Dorothy's family, friends, students from Emmanuel College and Mount Notre Dame School in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Sister Dorothy's fellow Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur participated in this moving celebration of her impact.
Enjoy these stories highlighting this event:
The Vatican News: First U.S. woman to be included in memorial for modern martyrs
Catholic News Service – Rome: U.S. sister killed in the Amazon honored at Rome 'new martyrs' shrine
