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Marie des Anges

Italian religious

BlessedFull write-upKingdom of SardiniaOrder of Discalced Nuns of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel

Feast: 16 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born

1661

Died

1717

Beatified

—

not on record

Canonised

—

not yet

Who they were

At Turin, Blessed Marie des Anges (Marianna) Fontanella, virgin of the Carmelite Order, outstanding for her voluntary penances and for the virtue of obedience.

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 16 December as a Carmelite of Turin outstanding for penance and obedience.

The cause

Marie des Anges has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Carmel of Moncalieri: Blessed Maria degli Angeli.

A miracle approved by the Holy See is needed for the next step. Reporting one begins with the postulation.

Connected on this site

Maria degli Angeli Venerable
“Marianna Fontanella, OCD (7 January 1661 – 16 December 1717), also known as Maria degli Angeli or Mary of the Angels, was an Italian Catholic member of the Discalced Carmelites.” — Wikipedia

Sources

Roman Martyrology, 16 December (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
Wikidata Q45579 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
English Wikipedia — Marianna Fontanella (CC BY-SA)

Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.