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February Saints

Blessed Archangela Girlani (1460-1494) Baptised Eleanor, Archangela was born in Trino, northern Italy. Since she was a child, she planned to become a Benedictine nun, but she was thwarted in her desire by her horse, which refused to carry her to the convent! She became a Carmelite in Parma, Italy, taking the name Archangela, and […]