Blessed Jane of Orvieto
- Also known as
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Vanna of Orvieto
Giovanna of Orvieto
- Memorial
- 23 July
- Profile
- Born to a peasant family and orphaned at age five.
Refused marriage as a young woman, and joined the Third Order of Saint Dominic at Orvieto, Italy.
Visionary, prophet, known for a life of deep prayer, and reputed miracle worker and stigmatist.
- Born
- c.1264 at Carnaiola, Italy
- Died
- 23 July 1306 of natural causes
- Beatified
- 11 September 1754 by Pope Benedict XIV (cultus confirmed)
- Additional Information
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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