Friday, March 29, 2024

The Great Cloud of Witnesses

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St. Maria Maddalena de Pazzi

St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi was born at Florence, Italy, on April 2, 1566. She was christened Caterina, but in the family was called Lucrezia, out of respect for her paternal grandmother, Lucrezia Mannucci. Even as a girl Caterina was attracted to prayer, solitude, and penance. At the age of nine Pazzi was taught how to meditate by the family chaplain, using a recently published work...
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