Giuliana Puricelli
Italian nun
Feast: 15 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Pallanza near Novara, Blessed Giuliana Puricelli of Busto Arsizio, virgin of the Order of Saint Augustine, outstanding for her unconquered strength of spirit, her admirable patience and her constant contemplation of heavenly things.
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 15 August as an Augustinian virgin outstanding for patience and contemplation.
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.
- Roman Martyrology, 15 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3769331 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Giuliana Puricelli (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.