Elena Duglioli

Blessed

Elena Duglioli
Born1472
Bologna, Republic of Florence
Died23 September 1520 (aged 48)
Bologna, Republic of Florence
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified26 March 1828, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Leo XII
Feast23 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]

  1. ^ "Blessed Elena Duglioli dall'Olio". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Blessed Helen Duglioli". Saints SQPN. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2016.