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Franca Visalta
Italian saint
SaintResearchedCisterciansPre-congregation
Feast: 25 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1170
Died
1218
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In the territory of Piacenza, Saint Franca, abbess, who wished to enter the Cistercian Order, spending whole nights in prayer before God.
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 April as an abbess near Piacenza who chose the Cistercian Order and spent whole nights in prayer.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 25 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q5478244 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Franca Visalta (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.