Feast May 3
Blessed Emilia Bicchieri
Blessed · Religious · Feast May 3
Biography
Emilia Bicchieri, OP was an Italian Catholic nun of the Dominican Order. Born to a patrician, she is best known for founding a convent in her hometown of Vercelli, where she served as prioress.
Feast day
May 3
Birth date
3 May 1238
Death date
3 May 1314 (aged 76)
Canonization status
Beatified
Canonization date
19 January 1770
Feast month
5
Wikidata qid
Q113347
Content subtype
saint_biography
Feast day of month
3