St juliana falconieri patron saint

Juliana Falconieri , Saint, b. June 12, Juliana belonged to the noble Florentine family of Falconieri. Her uncle, St. Alexis Falconieri, was one of the seven founders of the Order of Servites q. Through his influence she also consecrated herself from her earliest youth to the religious life and the practices of Christian perfection.

Saint juliana story

Philip Benitius, then General of the Servites, the habit of the Third Order, of which she became the foundress. Philip Benitius, practising perfect chastity, strict mortification, severe penance, zealous prayer, and works of Christian charity. Their dress consisted of a black gown, secured by a leathern girdle, and a white veil. They devoted themselves especially to the care of the sick and other works of mercy, and the superioress, through her heroic deeds of charity, set a noble example to all.

For thirty-five years Juliana directed the community of Servite Tertiaries. An extraordinary occurrence, mentioned in the oratio of her feast day, took place at her death.

St juliana falconieri miracles

Being unable to receive Holy Communion because of constant vomiting, she requested the priest to spread a corporal upon her breast and lay the Host on it. Shortly afterwards the Host disappeared and Juliana expired, and the image of a cross, such as had been on the Host, was found on her breast. Immediately after her death she was honored as a saint.

Clement XII canonized her in , and extended the celebration of her feast on June 19 to the entire Church. Juliana is usually represented in the habit of her order with a Host upon her breast.