Blessed Victoria Strata
Also known as: Maria Vittoria Fornari Strata; Mary Victoria Fornari; Mary Victoria Fornari-Strata; Mary Victoria Fornaristrata; Mary Victoria Strata; Victoria Fornari
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
December 15
Died
December 15, 1617
Beatified
21 September 1828 by Pope Leo XII
Biography
Blessed Victoria Strata, also known as Maria Vittoria Fornari Strata, was born in 1562 in Genoa, Italy, to a devout Catholic family. At the early age of seventeen, she married Angelo Strata and together they had six children. However, tragedy struck when Victoria was widowed at the young age of 25 in 1587.