Ubaldesca Taccini
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Saint Ubaldesca Taccini | |
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Religious | |
Born | 1136 Calcinaia |
Died | 1205 Pisa |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Major shrine | Church of Saint John the Baptist, Calcinaia |
Feast | 28 May |
Patronage | Calcinaia |
Saint Ubaldesca Taccini (Calcinaia, 1136 – Pisa, 1205) was an Italian Catholic nun and member of the Order of Saint John. Her feast day is celebrated on 28 May.[1]
Biography
Ubaldesca was born in the Republic of Pisa from a modest family, she dedicated herself to charity helping the poor and sick since early years. Among the miracles attributed to her the most famous is the ability to turn water from the water well in the Church of the Santo Sepolcro in Pisa into wine. Her relics are kept in the Church of Saint John the Baptist in Calcinata, her native town.
Ubaldesca is considered one of the most influential saints of Pisa along with Bona of Pisa, Guido della Gherardesca and Rainerius. St. Ubaldesca Church in Paola (Malta) is dedicated to her.
Notes
- ^ "St. Ubaldesca - Virgin of the Order of Malta". www.smom-za.org. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
External links
- "Santa Ubaldesca Taccini" (in Italian).
- "S. Ubaldesca Taccini, vergine dell'Ordine di Malta" (in Italian).
Categories:
- Italian Roman Catholic saints
- 12th-century Christian saints
- 13th-century Christian saints
- 12th-century Italian Roman Catholic religious sisters and nuns
- 13th-century Italian Roman Catholic religious sisters and nuns
- 1136 births
- 1205 deaths
- Medieval Italian saints
- Female saints of medieval Italy
- Italian saint stubs