Saint Maddalena of Canossa
Also known as: Magdalena Gabriela Canossa; Magdalen Canossa
Feast Day
10 April; formerly 14 May; 8 May (Canossians)
Born
1 March 1774 in Verona, Italy
Canonized
2 October 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Beatified
7 December 1941 by Pope Pius XII
Venerated
6 January 1927 by Pope Pius XI (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Saint Maddalena of Canossa, also known as Saint Magdalena Gabriela Canossa, was born on March 1, 1774, in Verona, Italy. She was one of five children born into a wealthy and renowned family. Unfortunately, tragedy struck at an early age when her father passed away, and her mother abandoned the children to be raised by a governess.
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