Blessed Stephana de Quinzanis: Mystic, Stigmatist, and Dominican Tertiary

BLESSED. STEPHANIE QUIZANI

Blessed Stephana de Quinzanis was a 15th-century Italian mystic and member of the Third Order of St. Dominic. Born in 1457 in Brescia, Italy, she experienced mystical visions from a young age, including a mystical marriage to Christ at age 7. She joined the Dominican Third Order at 15 and founded a convent in Soncino, Italy, where she served as prioress. Known for her deep devotion to the Passion of Christ, she bore the stigmata and endured spiritual aridity and temptations. She died on January 2, 1530, and was beatified by Pope Benedict XIV on December 14, 1740.

Blessed Stephana de Quinzanis was born on February 5, 1457, in Brescia, Italy, to Lorenzo de Quinzanis and his wife, who were a poor and pious couple. Her father became a member of the Third Order of St. Dominic while Stephana was very young. At the age of seven, she began receiving visions of Dominican saints and made personal vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. In 1464, Christ appeared to her, accompanied by the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saints Dominic, Thomas Aquinas, and Catherine of Siena, presenting her with a wedding ring, signifying her mystical marriage. Blessed Matthew Carrieri, a stigmatist friar, became her spiritual guide and predicted that she would bear the stigmata, which she received at age 14 after his death. She joined the Dominican Third Order at 15 and later founded a convent in Soncino, Italy, where she served as prioress. She was known for her deep devotion to the Passion of Christ, receiving the stigmata, and enduring spiritual aridity and temptations. Her life was marked by intense prayer, fasting, and service to the poor. She died on January 2, 1530, and was beatified by Pope Benedict XIV on December 14, 1740.

Feast Day

2-1-

Birth Date

5-2-1457

Died Date

2-1-1530

Canonised Date

14-12-1740

Convent of the Dominican Tertiary Sisters, Soncino, Cremona, Italy

"God of all consolation, you made Blessed Stephana a sharer in the passion of Christ. With the help of her prayers and by following her example, may we be conformed to the image of your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen."
BLESSED. STEPHANIE QUIZANI

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BLESSED. STEPHANIE QUIZANI

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