Archangela Girlani
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Archangela Girlani | |
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| Born | c.1460 Trino |
| Died | 25 January 1495 (aged 33) Mantua |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 1 October 1864, Saint Peter's Basilica by Pope Pius IX |
| Attributes | Carmelite habit, with a dove holding a scroll |
Archangela Girlani, OCarm (born Eleanora Girlani; 1460 – 25 January 1494) was an Italian Carmelite nun who was known for her mystical visions. Pope Pius IX beatified her on 1 October 1864.[1]
Life[edit]
Eleanora Girlani was born in 1460 to a noble family of Trino in the Duchy of Savoy. Having been educated by the Benedictines, she had planned to become a Benedictine. However, on her way to the abbey, her horse refused to take her there. Interpreting this a sign, she instead became a Carmelite nun in Parma, and was given the religious name of Archangela.[2] Two of her sisters, Francesca Scolastica and Maria, also entered the same community.[3]
She made her first vows around 1478. Later she was elected the prioress of her monastery, and in 1492 went on to found a new Carmelite convent in Mantua.[4]
Girlani is remembered as a mystic who had a special devotion to the Most Holy Trinity,[5] and was reported to have the gifts of ecstasies, and miracles, including levitation.[2]
Widespread devotion and reports of healing arose after her death in 1495. In 1802 the urn with her remains was transferred to the hospital church of S. Lorenzo in Trino.[3] The Carmelites of the Italian provinces observe an optional memorial of Blessed Archangela on January 29.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Holweck, Frederick George. A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints, B. Herder, 1924, p. 100
- ^ a b c "Bl. Archangela Girlani", Order of the brothers of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mt. Carmel
- ^ a b Bruschi, Caterina. "Girlani, Archangela", Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 56 (2001)
- ^ "Blessed Archangela Girlani", Irish Province of Carmelites
- ^ "Saint of the Day: Blessed Archangela Girlani", Aleteia
