Saint Grata of Bergamo

statue of Saint Grata of Bergamo, exterior of the Church of Saint Grata in Columnellis, Bergamo, Italy; photographed on 25 May 2014 by Sailko; swiped from Wikimedia Commons Memorial

1 May (Roman Martyrology)
9 August (translation of relics)
formerly 27 August (assigned by the Congregation of Rites in 1706)
12 May on some calendars
15 April on some calendars
4 September on some calendars

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Widowed lay woman who zealously pursued a mission of giving Christian burial for martyrs. This included the body of Saint Alexander of Bergamo; as she carried his severed head, lilies sprang from the earth from every spot where a drop of his blood fell. She is reputed to have built three churches and a hospital for the poor in Bergamo, Italy.

Died