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Maria Maddalena Martinengo
Italian Roman Catholic nun (1687-1737)
BlessedResearchedRepublic of VeniceCapuchin Poor Clares
Feast: 27 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1687
Died
1737
Beatified
3 June 1900
unverified
Canonised
—
not yet
Who they were
At Brescia, Blessed Maria Maddalena Martinengo, abbess of the Order of Capuchin Poor Clares, famed for her fasts.
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 27 July as a Capuchin Poor Clare abbess at Brescia famed for her fasts.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 27 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3847404 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Maria Maddalena Martinengo (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.