ANDREASI, Osanna, Blessed. — Dominican tertiary, born in Mantua to Nicola Andreasi (not Andreassi) and Agnese Gonzaga on 17 January 1449, died there on 18 June 1505. At the age of 15 she donned the habit of the Third Order of St. Dominic, which she retained until her death, always living in the world. She combined contemplation with apostolic work, distinguished herself by her humility, charity, and ardent zeal for souls. She was a mother to the poor and an advisor to princes. The Dominican Francesco Silvestri of Ferrara and the blessed Girolamo of Mantua, a Montolivetan monk, who knew her well, wrote her life. She was buried in the church of S. Domenico in Mantua. Her cult was granted to the Dominican Order and the diocese of Mantua, where she is greatly venerated, by Leo X and Innocent XII (1694). Her feast is celebrated on 20 June.
ANDREASI, OSANNA, BEATA
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