Copper Engraving Of Blessed Giuliana Of Collalto By Antonio Menegon Scanned From The Book Collalto

Blessed Giuliana Of Collalto

Also known as: Juliana

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

1-Sep

Born

1186 in Collalto, Susegana, Treviso, Italy

Died

1 September 1262 at Venice, Italy of natural causes; buried in the cemetery of the San Biagio church of the Spinalonga convent; the location of her grave was lost, but in 1297, dozens of small flaming torches were seen to hover over it; her body found to be incorrupt; relics enshrined in a wooden sarcophagus in the church altar in 1733; relics moved to the church of the Redeemer in Venice in 1810; relics moved to the Saint Anne chapel at the parish church of Saint Euphemia in Venice in 1820; the original wooden sarcophagus is on exhibit in the Museo Correr in Venice; some relics enshrined in a church in Collalto, Italy

Beatified

20 May 1753 by Pope Benedict XIV (cultus confirmed)

Biography

Blessed Giuliana of Collalto, also known as Juliana, was born in 1186 in Collalto, Susegana, Treviso, Italy, to Count Rambaldo VI and Countess Giovanna of Sant’Angelo of Mantua. Coming from a noble family, she received a Christian education from an early age, instilling in her a deep faith and devotion to God. At the age of 12, Blessed Giuliana made a significant decision to dedicate her life to God and entered the Benedictine convent of Santa Margherita di Salarola near Calaone, Italy.