Blessed Helen Enselmini

Memorial: 4 November
Profile: Became a Poor Clare nun at age 12, receiving the veil from Saint Francis of Assisi himself at Arcella. Had the gift of inedia, living solely off the Eucharist for months. Her health suffered in adulthood, and she was both blind and mute by her death.
Born: at Padua, Italy
Died: 1242 of natural causes
Beatified: 29 October 1695 by Pope Leo X and Pope Innocent XII (cultus confirmed)
Translate: español | français | deutsch | italiano | português