Elena Valentinis

Blessed
Elena Valentinis
O.S.A.
Laywoman
Born1396
Udine, Republic of Venice
Died23 April 1458 (aged 62)
Udine, Republic of Venice
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified27 September 1848, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Pius IX
Major shrineUdine Cathedral, Italy
Feast23 April
AttributesAugustinian habit
Patronage
  • Widows
  • Against temptations

Elena Valentinis (1396 - 23 April 1458) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious from the tertiaries of the Order of Saint Augustine.[1] Valentinis was born to nobles and married a knight during her adolescence while mothering six children before she was widowed in 1441. She soon became a professed religious and dedicated herself to austerities and a life of complete penance.[2][3]

Her beatification was ratified on 27 September 1848 after Pope Pius IX approved her local 'cultus' - or popular veneration.[4]

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  2. ^ "Blessed Helen of Udine". Province of St. Augustine. 23 April 2000. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Blessed Helen of Udine". Midwest Augustinians. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Blessed Elena Valentini from Udine". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 19 August 2016.