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Bona of Pisa
nun who helped lead travellers on pilgrimages
SaintResearchedAugustinian nunsDocumented cause
Feast: 29 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1156
Died
1207
Beatified
—
not on record
Canonised
1962
unverified
Who they were
At Pisa, Saint Bona, virgin, who devoutly made frequent pilgrimages to the Holy Land, to Rome and to Compostela.
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 29 May as a virgin of Pisa who made frequent pilgrimages to the Holy Land, Rome and Compostela.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 29 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q452435 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Bona of Pisa (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.