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Archangela Girlani | |
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Religious | |
Born | c.1460 Trino |
Died | 25 January 1495 (aged 33) Mantua |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 1 October 1864, Saint Peter's Basilica by Pope Pius IX |
Attributes | Carmelite habit, with a dove holding a scroll |
Archangela Girlani, OCarm (born Eleanora Girlani; 1460 – 25 January 1494) was an Italian Carmelite nun who was known for her mystical visions. Pope Pius IX beatified her on 1 October 1864. [1]
Eleanora Girlani was born in 1460 to a noble family of Trino in the Duchy of Savoy. Having been educated by the Benedictines, she had planned to become a Benedictine. However, on her way to the abbey, her horse refused to take her there. Interpreting this a sign, she instead became a Carmelite nun in Parma, and was given the religious name of Archangela. [2] Two of her sisters, Francesca Scolastica and Maria, also entered the same community. [3]
She made her first vows around 1478. Later she was elected the prioress of her monastery, and in 1492 went on to found a new Carmelite convent in Mantua. [4]
Girlani is remembered as a mystic who had a special devotion to the Most Holy Trinity, [5] and was reported to have the gifts of ecstasies, and miracles, including levitation. [2]
Widespread devotion and reports of healing arose after her death in 1495. In 1802 the urn with her remains was transferred to the hospital church of S. Lorenzo in Trino. [3] The Carmelites of the Italian provinces observe an optional memorial of Blessed Archangela on January 29. [2]