Michelina of Pesaro
Italian Franciscan tertiary, mystic, blessed of the Catholic Church (1300–1356)
Feast: 19 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Pesaro, Blessed Michelina, widow, who gave all her goods to the poor and, having put on the habit of the Third Order of Saint Francis, begging for her bread, led a humble life disciplined by observance.
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 19 June as a widow who gave all she had to the poor and lived humbly as a Franciscan tertiary, begging her bread.
The cause
Michelina of Pesaro has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Archdiocese of Pesaro: Blessed Michelina of Pesaro.
- Roman Martyrology, 19 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q6836885 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Michelina of Pesaro (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.