Blessed Jane of Orvieto
Also known as
- Vanna of Orvieto
- Giovanna of Orvieto
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
- embroiderers
- seamstresses
- Italian working women (chosen in 1926)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Jane of Orvieto“. CatholicSaints.Info. 24 August 2017. Web. 19 January 2021. <>