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Ortolana
nun of The Order of Saint Clare
BlessedHoly Roman EmpirePoor Clares
Feast: 18 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1101
Died
1238
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Blessed Ortolana of Assisi (sometimes spelled Hortulana, born in the 12th century – 2 January 1238 in Assisi) – blessed of the Catholic Church, she is known as a nun of The Order of Saint Clare (Poor Clares). She was the wife of Favarone Offreduccio, and mother of Saint Clare of Assisi and Saint Agnes of Assisi, who both entered religious life. After her husband's death, the widow Ortolana joined The Monastery of San Damiano.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Agnes of Assisi Saint Child“She was the wife of Favarone Offreduccio, and mother of Saint Clare of Assisi and Saint Agnes of Assisi, who both entered religious life.” — Wikipedia
- Clare of Assisi Saint Child“She was the wife of Favarone Offreduccio, and mother of Saint Clare of Assisi and Saint Agnes of Assisi, who both entered religious life.” — Wikipedia
- Beatrice d'Assisi Blessed Child