Stephana Quinzani

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Quinzani-themed painting from the 18th century

Stephana Quinzani (born September 7, 1457 in Orzinuovi near Brescia , † January 2, 1530 in Soncino near Cremona ) was a Tertiary in the Dominican order . She was beatified by Pope Benedict XIV on December 14, 1740 . Their festival is on January 2nd .

Live and act

Stephana Quinzani was the daughter of a peasant family and joined the Dominican Terziarinnen in Crema at the age of 15 . Around 1485 she founded a monastery of the Third Order of St. Dominic in Soncino , which she directed. For 40 years she endured spiritual desolation , as the church historian Ekkart Sauser writes in the Biographical-Bibliographical Church Lexicon. For 40 years she lived without devotion and plagued by doubts. During this time, however, she was also active in caring for the poor. It was reported that she wore the marks of Christ .

Pope Benedict XIV confirmed her veneration as a blessed on December 14, 1740 . Her relics were transferred back to Soncino from Colorno in 1988 and have been kept in the Church of San Giacomo ever since. The Dominican Order celebrates their inevitable day of remembrance on January 2nd.

Fonts

  • Relazione dell'estasi della Passione. In: Compendio della vita ... (see Lit.), 51-55.
  • Preghiere. In: Paolo Guerrini (ed.): Carteggi mistici domenicani del cinquecento: lettere inedite della beata Stefana Quinzani, di santa Caterina de 'Ricci e della ven. Anna Mazzolari di Argenta. Firenze: Convento S. Maria Novella, 1937, 5-31.

literature

  • mtb: "Quinzani, Stefania". In: Rachele Farina (ed.): Dizionario biografico delle donne lombarde 568–1968. Milano: Baldini & Gastoldi, 1995, ISBN 88-808-9085-9 , 621.
  • Compendio della vita della beata Stefana Quinzani dagli Orci Novi monaca del terz'ordine di san Domenico ... pubblicato in occasione della solenne traslazione delle sue venerabili reliquie alla real chiesa di san Liborio di Colorno. Parma: dalla Stamperia reale, 1784
  • Ekkart Sauser :  Quinzani, Stephana. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 21, Bautz, Nordhausen 2003, ISBN 3-88309-110-3 , Sp. 1225-1226.  ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
  • The 3rd ianuarii B. STEPHANEAE, VIRGINIS In: Proprium Officiorum Ordinis Praedicatorum , Romae ad S. Sabinae 1982

Web links

Commons : Stefana Quinzani  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ↑ See Vera Schauber; Hanns Michael Schindler: The saints and namesake in the course of the year. Munich; Zurich: Delphin 1985 ISBN 3-7735-5216-5 , pp. 10-11.
personal data
SURNAME Quinzani, Stephana
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stefana, Stefania
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Terziarin of the Dominican Order
DATE OF BIRTH September 7, 1457
PLACE OF BIRTH Orzinuovi near Brescia
DATE OF DEATH January 2, 1530
Place of death Soncino near Cremona