Casa Museo Madre Paolina
Birthplace of Saint Paolina Visintainer in Vigolo Vattaro: four restored rooms, cared for by the Little Sisters of the Immaculate Conception.
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About the museum
In the house at Vigolo Vattaro, Amabile Lucia Visintainer, the future Saint Paolina (Madre Paolina), was born. Here she lived with her parents and siblings before emigrating to Brazil with the family. Today the house, cared for by the Little Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, the congregation she founded, is a place of pilgrimage, including for visitors from Brazil.
In Brazil, Paolina, together with some friends, looked after the needy and freed slaves, and founded a kindergarten, a novitiate and a spinning mill that provided work for local women. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 18 October 1991 in Florianópolis and canonised in Rome on 19 May 2002.
The birthplace preserves four restored rooms, including the room in which the saint was born; it is reached by going down to the basement floor. Visits take place on request, through the sisters.
Highlights
- Four restored rooms, including the birth room
- Pilgrimage site linked to Saint Paolina Visintainer
- Cared for by the Little Sisters of the Immaculate Conception
Permanent exhibition
- Casa natale di Santa Paolina – Four restored rooms in which the saint lived with her parents and siblings before emigrating to Brazil.
- Operated by
- Piccole Suore dell'Immacolata Concezione
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
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- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The rooms are reached by going down to the basement floor; accessibility is not stated.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Visits on request to the sisters; no direct contact details are published in the sources consulted (information via the Alpe Cimbra tourist board). |
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