Virginia Centurione Bracelli


Virginia Centurione Bracelli
Portrait of Virginia Centurione Bracelli
Religious
Born(1587-04-02)2 April 1587
Genoa, Republic of Genoa
Died15 December 1651(1651-12-15) (aged 64)
Genoa, Republic of Genoa
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified22 September 1985, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
Canonized18 May 2003, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
Feast15 December
PatronageSisters of Our Lady of Refuge in Mount Cavalry

Virginia Centurione Bracelli (Ligurian: Virginnia Çentrioña, 2 April 1587 – 15 December 1651) was an Italian noblewoman from Genoa. Her father was the Doge of Genoa, and she had a short marriage due to being widowed in 1607. She is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.