Saint Virginia Centurione Bracelli
Also known as: Virginae Centurione Bracelli
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
15-Dec
Born
2 April 1587 in Genoa, Italy
Died
15 December 1651 in Genoa, Italy of natural causes
Canonized
18 May 2003 by Pope John Paul II at Vatican Basilica
Beatified
22 September 1985 by Pope John Paul II
Biography
Saint Virginia Centurione Bracelli (1587–1607), born into the prominent Genoese family of Doge Giorgio Centurione and Lelia Spinola, was raised in a pious household. From childhood, she felt a profound call to religious life, yet societal expectations led to an arranged marriage with Gasparo Grimaldi Bracelli on December 10, 1602. Her husband,
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