Saint Eustochia Calafato
Also known as: Eustochia Calafato de Messina; Eustochia Montevergine; Eustochia of Messina; Eustochium Calafato; Smerelda Colonna
Feast Day
20 January; formerly 1 February; formerly 16 February
Born
25 March (Good Friday) 1434 at Annunziata, Messina, Italy as Smerelda Colonna
Died
20 January 1491 at Messina, Sicily, Italy; entombed in the apse of the Sanctuary of Montevergine, Messina, Sicily, Italy; body incorrupt
Canonized
11 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II at Messina, Sicily, Italy
Beatified
22 August 1782 by Pope Pius VI at Rome (cultus confirmation)
Venerated
21 March 1985 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)
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Biography
Saint Eustochia Calafato, also known as Eustochia Calafato de Messina, Eustochia Montevergine, Eustochia of Messina, Eustochium Calafato, and Smerelda Colonna, was born on March 25, 1434, in Annunziata, Messina, Italy. She was the daughter of Count Bernardo and Countess Macaldo Romano Colonna, prominent Sicilian nobles and wealthy merchants.
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