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Villana de' Botti
Blessed of the Church, beatified in 1824
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Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
27 March 1824
by Leo XII
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
A Firenze, beata Villana de Bottis, madre di famiglia, che, abbandonata la vita mondana, prese l’abito delle Suore della Penitenza di San Domenico e rifulse nella meditazione sulla passione di Cristo e nell’austera condotta di vita, mendicando anche per le strade l’elemosina per i poveri.
The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints lists her among those beatified on 27 March 1824 by Pope Leo XII.
The sources consulted for this record give no further detail about her life.
The miracles
The source does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints records her beatification on 27 March 1824 by Pope Leo XII.
Connected on this site
- Villana de Bottis Blessed“A Firenze, beata Villana de Bottis, madre di famiglia, che, abbandonata la vita mondana, prese l’abito delle Suore della Penitenza di San Domenico e rifulse nella meditazione sulla passione di Cristo e nell’austera condotta di vita, mendicando anche per le strade l’elemosina per i poveri.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 29 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata R293e2b12 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.