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= Sister Enrica Rosanna = Sister Enrica Rosanna was the first woman in history to be appointed a position of jurisdiction in Vatican City. She held the position of under-secretary to the Vatican congregation, after a long career as a sociologist and academic. Sister Enrica broke the centuries old glass ceiling in the Catholic Church and positions of power in an absolute theocratic elective monarchy. She served her appointment from 2004 to 2011, when she retired.

Early Life
Sister Enrica Rosanna was born in 1938 to a large family Busto Arsizio, located in Northern Italy. This city is an urban area close to Milan that relied on commerce and production industries for the majority of its economy. Enrica Rosanna came from a merchant working class family during a tumultuous time in Italian history as the Italy entered WW2 in 1940. Enrica grew up and came into young adulthood in a post-fascist, post-occupation, post-war Italy difficult to navigate. By the time Enrica was approaching her early 20’s, women in Italy were starting to grow towards independence and Enrica took this in stride and pursued life outside of Busto Arisizio by attending university.

Education
Well-traveled and cultured, Enrica learned French and Spanish, and a little Portuguese during her time at university and focused her studies around sociology, specifically, the art of leadership and the power and effect that comes from political and authoritative figures in the world. She did not enter convent until after completing her first stages of education.

Early Career
Now Sister Enrica Rosanna after reaching her nun-status and continuing her sociological career, she taught at several universities and colleges- most prominently, Pontificia Facoltà di Scienze dell'Educazione Auxilium (Pontifical Faculty of Educational Sciences Auxilium) in Rome. She also authored the book “The Art of Leadership.”

Appointment
Rosanna was appointed in 2004 as under-secretary in the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life by Pope John Paul II.

Legacy
Appointed as the 3rd highest ranking official in the Vatican, Enrica paved the way for other women to achieve positions of power under Papal jurisdiction. Some of the women who were appointed to positions of leadership following her appointment to the Under-Secretary include Harvard law professor Mary Ann Glendon as president of the Pontifical Academy for Social Sciences and Italian archaeologist Leticia Pani Ermini as president of the Roman Academy of Archaeology.