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Saint for the Month
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 SAINT
VERONICA GUILLANI
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Catholic Online
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Born at
Mercatello in the Duchy of Urbino, Italy, 1660; died at Citt' di
Castello, July 9, 1727. Her parents, Francesco Giuliana and Benedetta
Mancini, were both of gentle birth. In Baptism, she was named Ursula,
and showed marvelous signs of sanctity. When but eighteen months old,
she uttered her first words to upbraid a shopman who was serving a false
measure of oil, saying distinctly: "Do justice, God sees you." At the
age of three years, she began to be favoured with Divine communications,
and to show great compassion for the poor.
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In 1677,
she was received into the convent of the Capuchin Poor Clares in Citt'
di Castello, taking the name of Veronica in memory of the Passion. At
the conclusion of the ceremony of her reception, the bishop said to the
abbess: "I commend this new daughter to your special care, for she will
one day be a great saint." She became absolutely submissive to the will
of her directors, though her novitiate was marked by extraordinary
interior trials and temptations to return to the world. At her
profession in 1678, she conceived a great desire to suffer in union with
our Saviour crucified for the conversion of sinners. About this time,
she had a vision of Christ bearing His Cross and, henceforth, suffered
an acute physical pain in her heart. After her death, the figure of the
Cross was found impressed upon her heart. In 1694, she received the
impression of the Crown of Thorns, the wounds being visible and the pain
permanent. By order of the bishop, she submitted to medical treatment,
but obtained no relief. Yet, although she lived in this supernaturally
mystical life, she was a practical woman of affairs. For thirty-four
years, she was novice-mistress, and guided the novices with great
prudence. It is noticeable that she would not allow them to read
mystical books. In 1716, she was elected abbess and, whilst holding that
office, enlarged the convent and had a good system of water-pipes laid
down, the convent hitherto having been without a proper water supply.
She was canonized by Gregory XVI in 1839. She is usually represented
crowned with thorns and embracing the Cross.
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