ORDER OF THE MOST HOLY ANNUNCIATION

Order of the Most Holy Annunciation  –  Sister Maria Angelina of the Incarnation, O.SS.A.                                                                            Celestial Annonciades                                                                                                                      Ordo Sanctissimae Annuntiationis                                                                                                                      “Turchine Nun” or “Blue Nun”

Foundress:  Blessed Maria Vittoria De Fornari Strata

Place:  Genoa, Italy

Year:  1604 A.D.

Her Charism:  With her hidden and fruitful contemplative life of enclosure, this nun’s existence is an unceasing sacrifice of praise, adoration, and thanks on behalf of all mankind for the Mystery of Redemption that begins with the Incarnation to the fulfillment of the Paschal Mystery.  Following the Rule of St. Augustine, combined with Carmelite spirituality, she seeks to imitate perfectly Mary Queen of Heaven and the splendor of the Order, and to honor her Divine Maternity.  Animated by divine charity and unceasing prayer, this nun unites with Christ’s eternal intercession for all humanity, seeks and contemplates the beauty and mystery of God, savors His gentleness, and strives for Heaven.  She lives in the unbounded joy of the martyrdom of the Resurrection to be a witness to the world of the endless mercy of the Holy Trinity.