Diana degli Andalò
Dominican nun
Feast: 10 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Bologna, Blessed Diana d'Andalò, virgin, who, having overcome all the obstacles put in her way by her family, made her vow of enclosed life into the hands of Saint Dominic himself, entering the monastery of Saint Agnes which she herself had founded.
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 10 June as a Dominican nun who made her vow to Saint Dominic himself and founded the monastery of Saint Agnes in Bologna.
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
- Cecilia Cesarini Blessed“Two years later, in 1223 or 1224, she and three other nuns, including Diana degli Andalò and Amata, were sent to Bologna to found a new monastery, St.” — Wikipedia
- Roman Martyrology, 10 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q469106 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Diana degli Andalò (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.