Villana de' Botti
Blessed of the Church, beatified in 1824
Who they were
A Firenze, beata Villana de Bottis, madre di famiglia, che, abbandonata la vita mondana, prese l’abito delle Suore della Penitenza di San Domenico e rifulse nella meditazione sulla passione di Cristo e nell’austera condotta di vita, mendicando anche per le strade l’elemosina per i poveri.
The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints lists her among those beatified on 27 March 1824 by Pope Leo XII.
The sources consulted for this record give no further detail about her life.
The miracles
The source does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints records her beatification on 27 March 1824 by Pope Leo XII.
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
- Villana de Bottis Blessed“A Firenze, beata Villana de Bottis, madre di famiglia, che, abbandonata la vita mondana, prese l’abito delle Suore della Penitenza di San Domenico e rifulse nella meditazione sulla passione di Cristo e nell’austera condotta di vita, mendicando anche per le strade l’elemosina per i poveri.” — this site's research
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.