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Helen Enselmini
Italian Poor Clare nun, Catholic Blessed
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Feast: 4 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1207
Died
1231
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Padua, Blessed Helen Enselmini, virgin of the Order of Poor Clares, who bore countless sufferings with wonderful patience, even the loss of her speech.
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 4 November as a Poor Clare of Padua who bore countless sufferings, even the loss of her speech, with wonderful patience.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 4 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3721418 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Helen Enselmini (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.