Saint Veronica Giuliani
Entered the Capuchin Monastery at a very young age, she lived unique mystical experiences. A spiritual guide for decades, she wrote a diary of over 22,000 pages, today a precious testimony of faith.
Saint Veronica Giuliani
Orsola Giuliani was born in Mercatello sul Metauro in the Marche region on December 27, 1660. The last of five daughters, on October 28, 1677 she entered the Capuchin Monastery in Città di Castello, which she had expressly chosen as the most suitable place to dedicate herself to the search for God in retreat, poverty, austerity and penance. She was given the name Veronica.
From her youth the divine action manifests itself in her in an ascent of intimate mystical experiences and extraordinary physical phenomena, these begin when she is only 21 years old with the gift of the crown of thorns and culminate on Good Friday 1697 with the impression of the stigmata. The Community entrusts her with the role of novice mistress, which she exercises for thirty years, and that of abbess for the last 11 years of her life.
In 1693 she was ordered to write a diary in which to faithfully collect everything she experienced in her intimacy with God. She wrote until a few months before her death, mostly at night, in her cell by candlelight: she left us a legacy of 22,000 handwritten pages perfectly preserved and preserved in the Monastery archive.
She died on July 9, 1727 at the age of 67. She was beatified by Pius VII in 1804 and canonized in 1839 by Gregory XVI.
Her last words were: I have found love, love has let itself be found. Tell everyone! In her we discover a woman in love who has allowed herself to be “conditioned” only by the Spouse, the Risen Crucifix. Veronica offers everyone a fundamental and irreplaceable message: rediscover the centrality of God and of a God who reaches us familiarly in Jesus Christ.
The Monastery
Today the mission of Saint Veronica Giuliani is carried out by the Capuchin Community present in the Monastery which is the destination of numerous pilgrimages from both Italy and various parts of the world. In the church, under the main altar, the body of Saint Veronica Giuliani is kept; in a side altar are kept the mortal remains of the blessed Florida Cèvoli, confidant and companion of Saint Veronica, beatified by John Paul II on May 16, 1993.
In the cloister you can visit the museum where the most important relics and memories of Saint Veronica Giuliani are kept.
In the cloister you can visit the museum in which the most important memories and relics of Saint Veronica Giuliani are kept. For more information, visit the Monastery website: www.santaveronicagiuliani.it.
