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Luisa Piccarreta
Lay Dominican tertiary of Corato, bedridden mystic and writer
Servant of GodFull write-upItaly
Born
23 April 1865
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Died
4 March 1947
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Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
A Dominican tertiary of Corato who spent most of her life confined to bed and left extensive spiritual writings.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
Her cause opened in the archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie on 20 November 1994.
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.