{"id":118382,"date":"2026-01-05T15:08:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T14:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/?p=118382"},"modified":"2026-01-09T09:13:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T08:13:39","slug":"benedetta-bianchi-porro-dalla-sofferenza-alla-beatitudine-gennaio-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/en\/benedetta-bianchi-porro-dalla-sofferenza-alla-beatitudine-gennaio-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Benedetta Bianchi Porro: From Suffering to Bliss"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the secluded silence of the Sirmione Public Library<\/strong>, the memory of the region takes on a universal dimension.
\nAmong the spaces dedicated to local figures, a special shelf is reserved for Blessed Benedetta Bianchi Porro<\/strong>. Not simply a bibliographical selection, but a true memorial that preserves and transmits the spiritual legacy of one of the most powerful figures of the twentieth century.<\/p>\n

The international scope of this section is also striking. Works dedicated to Benedetta<\/strong> are available in multiple languages, a testament to the global reach of her message.
\nA medical student, capable of self-awareness of the illness that would lead to paralysis and blindness, Benedetta transformed suffering into a radical form of love and dedication. Born in Dovadola in 1936, she found her spiritual home in Sirmione<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For those wishing to delve deeper into her story with rigorous tools, the library offers a significant collection<\/strong>. Among the various volumes available, the Complete Writings<\/strong>, edited by Andrea Vena<\/strong>, stand out, allowing readers to follow Benedetta’s human and spiritual journey through letters and diaries. Alongside her biographical works and essays, the newsletter “L’Annuncio<\/strong>“, published by the association dedicated to her, is also available, documenting the vitality of her testimony today.<\/p>\n

Beatified by Pope Francis<\/strong> on September 14, 2019, Benedetta Bianchi Porro belongs not only to history but continues to speak to the present. The shelf dedicated to her in the Sirmione library<\/strong> thus becomes a kind of inner compass: an invitation to discover how a life marked by the loss of consciousness can, paradoxically, become a source of light. As her biographies recall, the room where she lived in Sirmione was never a prison, but a window wide open to infinity.<\/p>\n

The “virtual shelf” with available titles dedicated to Benedetta Bianchi Porro<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0Full information<\/em>: Sirmione Public Library<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Sentirsi Benedetta: lo spettacolo teatrale<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Pellegrinaggio a Dovadola in ricordo di Benedetta Bianchi Porro<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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In the secluded silence of the Sirmione Public Library, the memory of the region takes on a universal dimension. Among the spaces dedicated to local figures, a special shelf is reserved for Blessed Benedetta Bianchi Porro. Not simply a bibliographical selection, but a true memorial that preserves and transmits the spiritual legacy of one of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":118376,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","liste-biblioteca"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118382"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118382\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":118571,"href":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118382\/revisions\/118571"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}