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Incorrupt Body of Saint Eustochia Calafato
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Saint Eustochia Calafato

Also known as: Eustochia Calafato de Messina; Eustochia Montevergine; Eustochia of Messina; Eustochium Calafato; Smerelda Colonna

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Post-Congregation

Feast Day

January 20

Died

January 20, 1491

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.

Feast Days

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