Bona of Pisa
Bona von Pisa ( Latin: the good ; * around 1156 in Pisa ; † May 29, 1207 ibid) was a Catholic Augustinian religious and mystic .
Life
On a pilgrimage to the Holy Land , she had the apparition that Christ was putting a ring on her hand. Tradition has it that she subsequently performed many miracles and was believed to have prophetic abilities. In addition to Palestine, Bona of Pisa also made pilgrimages to Rome , Santiago de Compostela and Monte Gargano . The monastery of San Iacopo al Poggio in Pisa was founded with their assistance.
Her remains are kept in the Church of San Martino in Pisa.
Adoration
After her canonization she became the patron saint of the city of Pisa as well as the pilgrim. In 1962 she was given by Pope John XXIII. been appointed patroness of the flight attendants . Her feast day is May 29th.
In art she is mostly depicted as a nun with a cross in her folded hands.
literature
- Furio Bartorelli: Santa Bona da Pisa . Ediz. Paoline, Bari 1960
- Eugenio Massa: BONA da Pisa, santa. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 11: Boccadibue-Bonetti. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1969.
- Peter Dinzelbacher : Bona of Pisa . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 2, Artemis & Winkler, Munich / Zurich 1983, ISBN 3-7608-8902-6 , Sp. 392.
- Ekkart Sauser : Bona of Pisa. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 16, Bautz, Herzberg 1999, ISBN 3-88309-079-4 , Sp. 200.
Web links
- Publications about Bona von Pisa in the Opac der Regesta Imperii
- Compagnia di Santa Bona ( Memento of May 7, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) (Italian)
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SURNAME | Bona of Pisa |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Catholic Augustinian religious and mystic |
DATE OF BIRTH | around 1156 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Pisa |
DATE OF DEATH | May 29, 1207 |
Place of death | Pisa |