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Colomba of Rieti, Blessed

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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(1467-1501) Virgin, Dominican tertiary, born Rieti, Italy; died Perugia, Italy. She established at Perugia a convent of which she became prioress, and saved the city from plague by offering herself as a victim. She was notable for her devotion to the Blessed Sacrament. Invoked against sorcery and temptation. Beatified, 1627. Relics at Perugia. Feast, Dominicans, May 20,.

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Entry for 'Colomba of Rieti, Blessed'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​c/colomba-of-rieti-blessed.html. 1910.
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