Blessed Alda
A widow from an honorable family of Siena, Alda joined the Third Order of the Humiliati and dedicated her life to the po…
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A widow from an honorable family of Siena, Alda joined the Third Order of the Humiliati and dedicated her life to the po…
A socialite converted after the loss of her family, Angela of Foligno became a major Franciscan mystic of the 13th centu…
Born in 1377 near Orvieto, Angeline of Marsciano dedicated her life to God despite a forced marriage, which she lived in…
A mother of seven children in Rome, Anna-Maria Taïgi reconciled a humble domestic life with extraordinary mystical gifts…
A noblewoman from Mantua, Elisabeth Picenardi consecrated her virginity to God and joined the Third Order of the Servite…
Born into the high nobility of Touraine, Jeanne-Marie de Maillé lived a virginal marriage with Robert de Sillé before de…
A merchant from Poggibonzi in Tuscany, Luchesius abandoned his commercial and political activities after hearing the pre…
A young 17th-century Japanese Dominican tertiary, Magdeleine dedicated herself to God after the martyrdom of her parents…
A Palatine princess who became Duchess of Lorraine, Margaret of Bavaria distinguished herself by her deep piety and devo…
A princess of the House of Savoy and Marchioness of Montferrat, Margaret dedicated her life to piety and the relief of t…
Born Anna-Maria Gallo in Naples, she endured her father's violence for refusing marriage and choosing religious life in …
Sebastian of Aparicio was a 16th-century Spanish entrepreneur who emigrated to Mexico, where he laid out major roads. Af…
A member of the Third Order of Saint Francis of Paola in Valence, Sister Grâce lived for 112 years in extreme austerity,…