Blessed Eustochium of Padua Biography
Blessed Eustochium of Padua Profile. Born: 1444 AD in Italy, Europe. Worked in Italy. Died: 13 February 1469 in Padua, Italy. Feast Day is celebrated on February 13.
Blessed Eustochium of Padua Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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| Date of Birth | 1444 AD |
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| Country of Birth | Italy in Europe |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Blesseds who were Nuns/Sisters |
| Profession | Missionary work |
| Place of Work | Italy |
| Date of Death | 13 February 1469 |
| Place of Death | Padua, Italy |
| Feast Day | February 13 |
| Beatification | Beatified by Pre-congregation |
| Canonization | Canonized by N/A |
| Patron Saint of | 1. Against insanity 2. Against mental illness 3. Against temptations 4. Children whose parents are not married 5. Illegitimacy 6. Mentally ill people |
Biography
Bl. Eustochium of Padua was the daughter of a Paduan nun who had been seduced to neglect her vow to chastity. She grew in the convent where she felt a call to religion. However, the majority of the sisters opposed due to the scandal of her birth.
The bishop approved her vocation of sisterhood and she joined the Benedictine nuns in 1461 taking the name Eustochium.
She suffered violent fits for four continuous years and was considered possessed, was imprisoned and fed on only bread and water.
Even when her abbess fell ill she was accused of poisoning her and had to be saved from a mob in town which wanted to burn her.
She died soon after her formal vows and the name of Jesus was found scorched on her breast.
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