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Born 16 March 1585 - Vignanello, Viterbo, Italy
Died 30 January 1640 (aged 54) - Viterbo, Italy
Beatified 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII
Canonized 14 May 1807 by Pope Pius VII
Feast 30 January (6 February in Rom)
She went on to establish two confraternities, whose members were called Oblates of Mary or "Sacconi". One of these, similar to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, gathered alms for the convalescent, for the poor who were ashamed to beg, and for the care of prisoners; the other procured homes for the aged.
By the time of her death her reputation for holiness was so great, that, at her wake, her religious habit had to be replaced three times. This was due to pieces of it being snipped off by the people to keep as a relic.
