Catherine de Pallanza
Italian philosopher (1437-1478)
Feast: 6 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
In the monastery of Santa Maria al Sacro Monte above Varese, Blessed Catherine of Pallanza, virgin, who with her companions practised the eremitical life under the rule of Saint Augustine.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 6 April as a virgin who lived the eremitical life with her companions under the rule of Saint Augustine at the Sacro Monte of Varese.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Augustine of Hippo Saint“Caterina Moriggi (1437 - 6 April 1478) was an Italian Roman Catholic who became a professed religious and adhered to the teachings and traditions of Augustine of Hippo.” — Wikipedia
- Roman Martyrology, 6 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2289542 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Caterina Moriggi (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.