Columba of Rieti


Columba of Rieti

Virgin
Born2 February 1467
Rieti, Umbria, Papal States
Died20 May 1501(1501-05-20) (aged 34)
Perugia, Umbria, Papal States
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
(Dominican Order)
Beatified25 February 1625 by Pope Urban VIII
Feast20 May
AttributesDominican tertiary receiving the Eucharist from a hand reaching down from heaven; Dominican tertiary with a dove, lily, and book, or a wreath of roses, cross, lily, and a rosary

Columba of Rieti, TOSD (2 February 1467 – 20 May 1501) was an Italian religious sister of the Third Order of St. Dominic who was noted as a mystic. She was renowned for her spiritual counsel, devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, and fantastic miracles were attributed to her. She was beatified by the Catholic Church in 1625.