▁when ▁it ▁was ▁celebr ating ▁its ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : S outh ▁African ▁Air ▁Force ▁Category : A ir ▁Force ▁monuments ▁and ▁mem orial s <0x0A> </s> ▁B less ed ▁Maria ▁Ass unta ▁P all otta ▁( 2 0 ▁August ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁- ▁ 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 5 ), ▁born ▁Ass unta ▁Maria ▁P all otta , ▁was ▁an ▁Italian ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁prof essed ▁religious ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Francis can ▁Mission aries ▁of ▁Mary ▁and ▁also ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁miss ions ▁to ▁China ; ▁the ▁latter ▁proved ▁to ▁- ▁as ▁a ▁minor ▁incon ven ience ▁- ▁to ▁be ▁troubles ome ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁mission aries ▁killed ▁during ▁the ▁Box er ▁Reb ell ion . ▁ ▁P all otta ▁devoted ▁her ▁entire ▁life ▁to ▁the ▁Rule ▁of ▁her ▁con greg ation ▁and ▁to ▁serving ▁in ▁whatever ▁task ▁was ▁pres cribed ▁to ▁her . ▁She ▁desired ▁nothing ▁more ▁than ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁men ial ▁jobs ▁and ▁while ▁in ▁China ▁dedicated ▁herself ▁to ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁poor ▁and ▁the ▁or ph ans ▁in ▁the ▁or phan age ▁that ▁she ▁worked ▁in . ▁ ▁Her ▁cause ▁had ▁its ▁orig ins ▁since ▁the ▁order ▁received ▁the ▁encourag ement ▁of ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁X ▁despite ▁it ▁not ▁beginning ▁until ▁a ▁de cade ▁later . ▁Following ▁the ▁recognition ▁of ▁two ▁m ira cles ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁XII ▁celebrated ▁her ▁beat ification ▁on ▁ 7 ▁November ▁