Blessed Jane Mary Bonomo

Also known as: Jeanne-Marie Bonomo
Memorial: 1 March
formerly 22 February
Profile: Educated by the Poor Clares of Trent. Benedictine < a href="pst00150.htm" title="patrons of nuns">nun at Bassano, Italy in 1622. Fell into ecstasy for the first time during the ceremony of her profession. Novice mistress. Prioress. Abbess three times. Bitterly persecuted by members of her own community for her dedication and mystical experiences; many thought them either heretical or a play for attention.
Born: 1606 at Asiago, diocese of Vicenza, Italy
Died: 1670 of natural causes
Beatified: 1783
Canonized: pending
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