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