Saint Ubaldesca Taccini

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Saint Ubaldesca Taccini
Ubaldesca Taccini, fresco at the Museum of the Order of St John, London
Religious
Born	1136 Calcinaia
Died	1205 Pisa
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Major shrine	, Calcinaia
Feast	28 May
Patronage	Calcinaia , Les Useres - Barri de Santa Ubaldesca (España)

Saint Ubaldesca Taccini (Calcinaia, 1136 – Pisa, 1205) was an Italian Catholic nun and member of the Order of Saint John. Her feast day is celebrated on 28 May.^[1]

En la villa de Les Useres (España), existen unos gozos antiguos de la Santa datados en la segunda mitad del siglo XVIII con la iconografía característica de la Orden militar de Malta o Sanjuanista cuya devoción en este municipio de la antigua Tenencia de l'Alcalatén se inició con^[2]...

Biography[]

Ubaldesca was born in the Republic of Pisa from a modest family, she dedicated herself to charity helping the poor and sick since early years. Among the miracles attributed to her the most famous is the ability to turn water from the water well in the Church of the Santo Sepolcro in Pisa into wine. Her relics are kept in the Church of Saint John the Baptist in Calcinata, her native town.

Ubaldesca is considered one of the most influential saints of Pisa along with Bona of Pisa, and Rainerius. St. Ubaldesca Church in Paola (Malta) is dedicated to her.

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External links[]

• "Santa Ubaldesca Taccini" (in Italian).
• "S. Ubaldesca Taccini, vergine dell'Ordine di Malta" (in Italian).

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