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Geltrude Gomez de Arce (Leonilda Gomez de Arce)
Neapolitan noblewoman who founded the Benedictine Sisters of Saint Gertrude
Servant of GodFull write-upItaly
Born
28 October 1862
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Died
1 May 1934
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Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Born at Naples to a Spanish marquis, she gave her life to the poor of the city and founded the Benedictine Sisters of Saint Gertrude.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Holy See gave the nihil obstat for her cause on 7 October 2003.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Sources
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.