Saint Sperandia | |
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Born | 1216 Gubbio, Umbria, Italy |
Died | September 11, 1276 |
Honored in | Roman Catholic Church |
Major shrine | Monastero di Santa Sperandia |
Feast | September 11 |
Patronage | Cingoli, Italy |
Sperandia (or Sperandea) (1216 – September 11, 1276) is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. A relative of Saint Ubald of Gubbio,[1] she became a Benedictine nun at Cingoli. She later became an abbess.[1]
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Her body is incorrupt,[1] and since her death, her body has been exhumed eight times.[2]