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Enrica Rosanna F. M. A. (b. 1938) is an Italian nun of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (Salesian Sisters of St. Don Bosco). She is the first woman and first nun in Catholic church history to hold a senior post in the Vatican, although others have followed.

Early life and education

She was born in 1938 in Busto Arsizio, Lombardy, Italy, in the province of Varese and archdiocese of Milan. She took first vows in in the Salesian Sisters of St. Don Bosco in 1964. In 1966 she received a degree in religious science in Turin at the l’Istituto Internazionale di Pedagogia e Scienze Religiose di Torino. In 1970 she received a doctorate in sociology from the Pontifical Gregorian University, the Jesuit university in Rome.

Career

She became a professor of sociology and religion at the Pontifical Faculty of Educational Sciences ("Auxilium") in Rome, which is the only pontifical institution dedicated to women's education. She was president of the Auxilium from 1980-1998, and she is now professor emerita. From 1970 to 1972 she was a guest lecturer at her undergraduate university in Turin. From 1973 on she became a visiting, associate, and the full professor at various universities in Rome conducting research on religion in the service of pastoral care: Salesian Pontifical University, the Auxilium, and the Pontifical Lateran University.

In 1996 she became a member of the so-called "commission of sages" set up by Luigi Berlinguer, then Italy's minister of public education. She was named an expert participant in Rome synods in 1994 (synod for consecrated life), 1999 (synod for Europe), and 2001 (synod for bishops), and she came to know Pope John Paul II well because of this. She formally received him when he conducted a papal visit of the Auxilium in 2000. On April 24, 2024 he appointed her as undersecretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (CICLSAL).

Publications

With Abbot Primate Notker Wolf, OSB she co-authored The Art of Leadership, a book its authors describe as focusing on "common mistakes that most people make and explain what it truly takes to become an effective leader in business, politics, school, and family life." Originally published in Italian, it was translated into English, Spanish, German, Portuguese, and Polish. She is also a well-published scholar of both articles and book chapters in Italian sociology.

References

1. Capuzzi, Lucia (November 4, 2023). "Then the Women Came to the Curia". L'Osservatore Romano.
2. ^ Cardinale, Gianni (October 1, 2007). "The Contribution of the Female Genius: An Interview with the Undersecretary of the Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life, the Highest Post in the Vatican Held by a Woman". 30 Days in the Church and the World (30Giorni).
3. ^ "Le Sfide della Vita Consecrata in Europa: Suor Enrica Rosanna FMA" (PDF).
4. Kaczynski, Edward (1978). "Review of Spiritualità dell'azione. Contributo per un approfondimento". Angelicum. 55 (3): 461. ISSN 1123-5772 – via JSTOR.
5. "Enrica Rosanna, Professor". Pontifical Faculty of Educational Sciences ("Auxilium"). Retrieved December 25, 2024.
6. Bonavoglia, Andrea (August 13, 1999). "Teaching and Multimedia, Work Diary". BTA: Telematic Bulletin of Art (192). ISSN 1127-4883.
7. "Curia Confermata L'unica Suora in Servizio". il Giornale (in Italian). May 11, 2009. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
8. "To the teachers and students of the Pontifical Faculty of the Education Auxilium (May 19, 2000) | John Paul II". www.vatican.va. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
9. Allen, Jr., John L. (April 26, 2004). "Interview with Sr. Enrica Rosanna". National Catholic Reporter.
10. Wolf, Notker; Rosanna, Enrica (2013). Bollans, Sue (ed.). The Art of Leadership. Translated by BüchingerSchmid, Gerlinde. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press. ISBN 978-0-8146-3810-1.
11. Plow, T.O.R., Gregory M. (2023). Leadership of 'Two Francises' for Our Current Age. Dissertations and Theses. Catholic University of America. Washington, DC: The Catholic University of America. p. 13.
12. Rosanna, Enrica. "Google Scholar citations". Google Scholar. Retrieved December 25, 2024.

• 1938 births
• 20th-century Italian Roman Catholic religious sisters and nuns
• Italian religious leaders
• Italian religious writers