Emilia Bicchieri

Blessed

Emilia Bicchieri

O.P.
Religious
Born3 May 1238
Vercelli, Duchy of Savoy
Died3 May 1314 (aged 76)
Vercelli, Duchy of Savoy
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified19 July 1769, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Clement XIV
Canonized19 January 1770
Feast
  • 3 May
  • 4 May (Dominicans)
AttributesDominican habit

Emilia Bicchieri, OP (3 May 1238 – 3 May 1314) was an Italian Catholic nun of the Dominican Order. Born to a patrician, she is best known for founding a convent in her hometown of Vercelli, where she served as prioress.

Bicchieri was beatified in 1769 by Pope Clement XIV.

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