She met Daniel Comboni – later to be declared a saint – in 1871, who discussed with her his work of evangelization in Central Africa, and his vision of involving women in the mission.

Scandola agreed to enter the religious order he envisioned to accomplish this, to be called the Institute of the Pious Mothers of Africa.

[1] Shortly after her arrival there, Scandola offered her own life to God in exchange for that of a young missionary priest, Giuseppe Beduschi, who, thanks to her generosity was then able to continue for many years his apostolic mission in Africa.

The process in Verona was ratified in 2003 and resulted in the submission of two parts of the positio to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in 2009 and 2010, which then began to have the documentation evaluated.

Pope Francis approved the formal decree that her life was one of heroic virtue on 12 June 2014, due to which she is considered Venerable – a step in the process of beatification.