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Bl. Lucy of Narni
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.

Bl. Lucy of Narni

November 15

Lucy Brocadelli (also known as the Blessed Lucy of Narni), (13 December 1476 in Narni – 15 November 1544 in Ferrara) was a Dominican tertiary who was famed as a mystic and a stigmatic. She has been venerated by the Roman Catholic Church since 1710. She is known for being the counselor of the Duke of Ferrara, for founding convents in two different and hostile city-states and for her remains being solemnly returned to her home city of Narni on 26 May 1935, 391 years after her death. She is remembered on November 15.

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