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Detail Of A Painting Of Blessed Matthia Dei Nazzarei Date And Artist Unknown

Detail Of A Painting Of Blessed Matthia Dei Nazzarei Date And Artist Unknown

Blessed Matthia Dei Nazzarei

Also known as: Mattia; Matthias Nazarei

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

28 December; 30 December on some calendars; 7 November on some calendars

Born

1 March 1253 in Matelica, Macerata, Italy

Died

28 December 1319 in Matelica, Macerata, Italy of natural causes; re-interred near the high altar of her convent chapel; body moved in 1536, found incorrupt and sweating; body moved in 1756 in order to repair the chapel, and found incorrupt

Beatified

27 July 1765 by Pope Clement XIII (cultus confirmed)

Biography

Blessed Matthia Dei Nazzarei, also known as Mattia or Matthias Nazarei, was born on 1 March 1253 in Matelica, Macerata, Italy. She was the only child of Count Gualtiero Nazarei and his wife Sibilla, both belonging to the nobility. From her early youth, Matthia possessed a deep longing for a simpler life and rejected the extravagant pomp and luxury associated with her family's courtly lifestyle.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified1765-07-27 by 27 July 1765 by Pope Clement XIII (cultus confirmed)

Feast Days

December 28 December 30 November 7

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