Blessed Catherine Of Pallanza
Also known as: Caterina Morigi di Pallanza; Catherine Morigi; Katarina Morigi; Katarina of Pallanza
Feast Day
6 April; 27 April in the Ambrosian Rite
Born
C.1437 in Pallanza, Italy as Catherine Morigi
Died
6 April 1478 at Sacra Monte sopra Varese Monastery, Varese, Italy; relics re-interred in the 1730s in a chapel built in her honour
Beatified
16 September 1769 by Pope Clement XIV (cultus confirmed)
Biography
Blessed Catherine of Pallanza, also known as Caterina Morigi di Pallanza, Catherine Morigi, Katarina Morigi, or Katarina of Pallanza, was born around the year 1437 in Pallanza, Italy. Unfortunately, Catherine's early years were marked by tragedy as her entire family succumbed to the plague when she was very young. She was then adopted by a woman in Milan, Italy, who provided her with care and support.
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