St. Veronica Giuliani
Feastday: July 9
Birth: 1660
Death: 1727
Capuchin mystic who had many spiritual gifis. Saint Veronica Giuliani was a native of Binasco, born in 1660 near Milan, Italy. She entered the Capuchins at Cittti di Castello, Umbria, in 1677. She remained there for the rest of her life and served as novice mistress for thirty-four years.
A mystic, she was the recipient of a stigmata in 1697 and visions, the accounts of which are quite detailed. She impressed her fellow nuns by remaining remarkably practical despite her numerous ecstatic experiences. Veronica was named abbess of the convent in 1716, remaining in that role until her death. She is called one of the most extraordinary mystics of her era.