Saint Sperandea

Also known as: Sperandia
Memorial: 11 September
Profile: Relative of Saint Ubald of Gubbio. Benedictine nun at Cingoli, Ancona, Papal States (modern Italy). Abbess. Mystic who received visions, one of whom told her to dress in a tanned pigskin with the bristles against her skin, and to use a chain for a belt.
Died: 1276 of natural causes; body incorrupt
Patronage: Cingoli Italy
Additional Information: La grotta di Santa Sperandìa [italiano]
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