Saint Veronica Giuliani (Veronica de Julianis) (1660 – July 9, 1727) was an Italian mystic. She was born at Mercatello in the Duchy of Urbino.
Her parents, Francesco Giuliana and Benedetta Mancini, were both of gentle birth. In baptism she was named Ursula.
According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, she showed signs of sanctity from an early age. It is told that when she was only eighteen months old, she uttered her first words to upbraid a shopman ...
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Saint Veronica Giuliani (Veronica de Julianis) (1660 – July 9, 1727) was an Italian mystic. She was born at Mercatello in the Duchy of Urbino.
Her parents, Francesco Giuliana and Benedetta Mancini, were both of gentle birth. In baptism she was named Ursula.
According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, she showed signs of sanctity from an early age. It is told that when she was only eighteen months old, she uttered her first words to upbraid a shopman who was serving a false measure of oil, saying distinctly: "Do justice, God sees you."
At the age of three years she began to be favoured with Divine communications, and to show great compassion for the poor. She would set apart a portion of her food for them, and even part with her clothes when she met a poor child scantily clad. These traits and a great love for the Cross developed as she grew older. When others did not readily join in her religious practices she was inclined to be dictatorial. In her sixteenth year this imperfection of...
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