Chiara Corbella Petrillo

1984-2012 20th century

Trust that welcomes life as it comes, and looks at everything in the light of eternity.

Who was Chiara Corbella Petrillo?

A young Roman woman, married to Enrico after a love story sown with doubts, she lost two newborns with severe malformations, welcomed and loved for the span of their short lives. Pregnant with her third child, she postponed treatment for cancer to protect him. She died a year after Francesco's birth, surrounded by her family, in a peace that marked every witness.

In their own words

Whatever you do in your life, it will only have meaning if you look at it in the light of eternal life.

Letter to her son Francesco, 2012

Yes, it is very sweet.

Answer to Enrico asking whether the Lord's yoke is sweet, June 13, 2012, testimony of Enrico Petrillo