Caterina Aliprandi
Italian religious
Feast: 21 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Caterina Aliprandi was born around 1466 to a noble family of Asti and was destined by her parents for marriage to a wealthy local gentleman. While still in her thirties, she persuaded her husband to take the Franciscan habit, which allowed her to enter the monastery of Santa Chiara in Alessandria. In 1526 she was sent with five sisters to found a new monastery at Asti, called the Convento del Gesù, where she served as portress and soon became known for prophecies and miracles that devotees attributed to her.
As she herself had reportedly foretold, she fell victim to the plague and died on 7 September 1529, singing praises to Mary on the very day her sisters were celebrating Mary's Nativity.
The miracles
The source does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
Poor Clare of Asti, renowned for prophecies and miracles attributed to her; died of plague on 7 September 1529; feast 21 September.
- Santi, beati e testimoni (santiebeati.it) - Beata Caterina Aliprandi da Asti
- Wikidata Q3663483 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.