Florida Cevoli
18th-century Italian Catholic abbess
Feast: 12 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Lucrezia Elena Cevoli was born at Pisa on 11 November 1685, daughter of a count. At eighteen, in 1703, she entered the Capuchin Poor Clares of Città di Castello, where her novice mistress was St Veronica Giuliani; she took the name Florida at her profession in 1705.
Though covered with sores over her whole body, she carried out her duties with energy and was known for her strength of character and gift for governing.
The miracles
The Dicastery's biography does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A count's daughter who became a Poor Clare under St Veronica Giuliani.
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
- Veronica Giuliani Saint“At eighteen, in 1703, she entered the Capuchin Poor Clares of Città di Castello, where her novice mistress was St Veronica Giuliani; she took the name Florida at her profession in 1705.” — this site's research
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - biography: Florida Cevoli
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatification of 16 May 1993
- Wikidata Q3746762 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Florida Cevoli (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.