Blessed Emilia Bicchieri
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
May 3
Died
May 3, 1314
Beatified
19 July 1769 by Pope Clement XIV (cultus confirmation)
Biography
Blessed Emilia Bicchieri, also known as Emilia of Vercelli, was born in 1238 in Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy. She was one of seven daughters born into the prestigious Ghibelline patrician family of Pietro Bicchieri. Emilia exhibited a strong inclination towards religious life from an early age, retreating to her room for hours of prayer....