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Archangela Girlani
Carmelite beatified nun and mystic
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Feast: 25 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1460
Died
1494
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Mantua, Blessed Archangela (Eleonora) Girlani, virgin of the Order of Carmelites, prioress of the convent of Parma and founder of the monastery of Mantua.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 25 January as a Carmelite prioress of Parma and founder of the monastery of Mantua.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 25 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2330839 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Archangela Girlani (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.