Antonia of Florence is an Italian blessed. She was abbess of the Monastery of Corpus Christi in L'Aquila.
Life Antonia was born in Florence in 1401 and married at a young age."Blessed Antonia of Florence", FaithND She and her husband had one child, a son."Blessed Antonia of Florence", Aleteia
After her husband's death in 1428, she joined the Third Order of Saint Francis. She then joined a women's community in Foligno, where she was soon appointed superior. In 1433, she was transferred to L'Aquila to supervise a monastery, a position she held for thirteen years. Desiring a more austere life, she then entered the Corpus Christi Monastery of the Poor Clares in L'Aquila, where she became abbess.Holweck, Frederick George. A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints, B. Herder, 1924, p. 86 Her spiritual director was John of Capistrano.Akker S.J., A. van den. "Antonia van Florence", Heiligen.net
Antonia died on 29 February 1472. Many miracles occurred at her tomb and her body has remained incorrupt. She was beatified by Pope Pius IX in 1847.
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