Lucía de Settefonti
consecrated virgin, nun, abbess
Feast: 7 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Lucia, a virgin of Bologna, was called "da Settefonti" after the place near Bologna, in the commune of Ozzano Emilia, where the monastery of Santa Cristina stood; there she and her companions followed the Camaldolese Rule. She lived in the 12th century with a reputation for holiness, and popular stories grew up around her as nun and abbess, attesting to the power of her intercession and sisterly charity.
Her veneration grew especially at the church of Santa Cristina in Bologna; in 1573 Cardinal Paleotti translated her relics to the church of Sant'Andrea at Ozzano, and in 1779 Pope Pius VI confirmed her veneration and fixed her memorial on 7 November. According to legend, a knight named Rolando fell in love with her before she took her vows; after she asked him to respect her calling, he went on crusade, was captured, and dreamed that Lucia told him God would free him, waking to find his chains broken.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: she has been honoured as blessed since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
Camaldolese nun and abbess near Bologna venerated for her intercession; Pius VI confirmed her veneration in 1779; feast 7 November.
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.
- Santi, beati e testimoni (santiebeati.it) - Beata Lucia da Settefonti, by Mariella Lentini
- Wikidata Q14837472 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.