Sperandia

Italian saint
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroItalian saint
PlacesItaly
wasSaint
Work fieldReligion
Gender
Female
Birth1 January 1216, Gubbio
Death11 September 1276 (aged 60 years)
The details

Biography

Sperandia (or Sperandea) (1216 – September 11, 1276) is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. A relative of Saint Ubald of Gubbio, she became a Benedictine nun at Cingoli. She later became an abbess.

Veneration

Her body is incorrupt, and since her death, her body has been exhumed eight times.

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