Saint veronica giuliani biography sample
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Saint Veronica Giuliani, born in Mercatelli, was a woman deeply dedicated to her faith and whose desire to emulate Christ was so strong that it was answered with the stigmata. As her mother, Benedetta, lay on her deathbed, she entrusted each of her five daughters to one of the five wounds of Jesus. Veronica was given the sacred task of looking after the wound below Christ&#;s heart.
At a ung age of 17, Veronica renounced worldly life and joined the Poor Clares, a monastic order beneath the guidance of the Capuchins. Her father initially hoped for her to get married, but she persuaded him to let her follow her spiritual calling instead. During her early years at the monastery, Veronica served humbly, fulfilling roles in the kitchen, infirmary, sacristy, and also as a portress. At 34, she was appointed the novice mistress, a role she dedicated herself to for the next 22 years.
When Veronica turned 37, she experienced a life-changing event &#; she received the stigmata, and her life
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Veronica Giuliani was born in in Mercatello, a small village in Central Italy (Marche), into a middle class family. She was the last of seven children. Baptized with the name Orsola, she received a deeply religious education made of frequent prayers and exercises in self-denial. A profound longing for suffering as a path toward self-impoverishment is the core of her mysticism, which makes her one of the most original Franciscan visionaries. As she details in her diary, at the age of three or four, she saw the baby Jesus gather some flowers while she was in the kitchen garden of her father's house. The first words she heard Jesus say were "I am the true flower." This first mystical disclosure instilled in her an almost unbearable desire to spurn the world to follow Christ. She developed an ardent devotion for all pictures of the Virgin Mary with the baby Jesus. She kissed the
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St. Veronica Giuliani
Our Capuchin Franciscan spirituality enjoys a rich heritage starting with the life and spirituality of our founders: St. Francis and St. Clare. But over the years, the Lord has also conferred on our Order new saints and mystics, whose life and work have had a profound influence on today's spirituality. One of these rich and beautiful characters is the Italian mystic, the Capuchin Poor Clare and stigmatist - St. Veronica Giuliani (). Her spirituality and her writings are a treasury for contemporary researchers, but not only for them. They are also a source of inspiration for today’s friars and sisters and all followers of Francis and Clare who are in search of God’s grace and providence through life.
St. Veronica left thousands of pages of manuscript, spiritual and mystical notes as a personal legacy; they are a rich resource for those who seek God designs, even today. Her own works as well as other studies dedicated to her have been translated into many langu