Saint Sperandia | |
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Born | 1216 Gubbio, Umbria, Italy |
Died | September 11, 1276 |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Major shrine | Monastero di Santa Sperandia |
Feast | September 11 |
Patronage | Cingoli, Italy |
Sperandia (or Sperandea) (1216 – September 11, 1276) is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. A relative of Saint Ubald of Gubbio, she became a Benedictine nun at Cingoli. She later became an abbess.
Her body is incorrupt, and since her death, her body has been exhumed eight times.