Blessed Elena Duglioli | |
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Born | 1472 Bologna, Republic of Florence |
Died | 23 September 1520 (aged 48) Bologna, Republic of Florence |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 26 March 1828, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Leo XII |
Feast | 23 September |
Elena Duglioli (1472 – 23 September 1520) was an Italian Roman Catholic aristocrat from Bologna noted for her devotion to Christian life and social teachings.[1] Duglioli wanted to become a nun for the Poor Clares but instead married in order to please her parents. Duglioli is best known for commissioning a chapel with an image of Saint Cecilia to whom she was devoted.
Her beatification received confirmation from Pope Leo XII on 26 March 1828 after the approval of her local 'cultus' (or popular devotion). Cardinal Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini - the future Pope Benedict XIV - spoke for her beatification cause while it was in its initial stages and included the example of her cultus as part of his work "De Servorum Dei Beatificatione et Beatorum Canonizatione".[2]