Blessed Florida Cevoli | |
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Virgin | |
Born | Pisa, Grand Duchy of Tuscany | 11 November 1685
Died | 12 June 1767 Città di Castello, Perugia, Papal States | (aged 81)
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 16 May 1993, Saint Peter's Square by Pope John Paul II |
Feast | 12 June |
Attributes | Religious habit of the Capuchin Poor Clares, crucifix, white lilies |
Florida Cevoli (born as Lucrezia Elena Cevoli, 11 November 1685 – 12 June 1767) was an Italian Capuchin Poor Clare who served as an abbess. She assumed the religious name Florida, devoted her energies to the maintenance of the order in Umbria and carried out her assigned tasks with strong zeal and diligence.
Cevoli's beatification was celebrated in 1993.[1]