Verdiana

Saint

Veridiana
S.Verdiana, Museo di Santa Verdiana, Castelfiorentino
Born1182
Castelfiorentino, Italy
Died1 February 1242
Castelfiorentino, Italy
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Canonized1533 by Pope Clement VII
Feast1 February
Attributessnakes; depicted as a nun preaching to snakes

Veridiana (Virginia Margaret del Mazziere) (1182 – 1 February 1242) is an Italian saint. Having made pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela and Rome, she then became an anchoress.