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Blessed Jane of Orvieto

illustration of Blessed Jane of Orvieto, date and artist unknown; swiped from Santi e Beati Also known as

Vanna of Orvieto
Giovanna of Orvieto

23 July
24 July on some calendars

Profile

Born to a peasant family and orphaned at age five. Worked as a seamstress and embroiderer. Refused marriage as a young woman, and became a Dominican tertiary at Orvieto, Italy. Visionary, prophet, known for a life of deep prayer; reputed miracle worker and stigmatist.

Born

c.1264 at Carnaiola, Italy

23 July 1306 of natural causes

11 September 1754 by Pope Benedict XIV (cultus confirmed)

Additional Information

books
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

sitios en español
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición

fonti in italiano
- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

“Blessed Jane of Orvieto“. CatholicSaints.Info. 24 August 2017. Web. 21 July 2018. <>