Magdalena de Pazzi was a 16th-century Italian Carmelite nun and mystic born in Florence. A member of a prominent noble family, she entered the monastery of Santa Maria degli Angeli in 1583 after choosing religious life over marriage. She is remembered for her intense spiritual experiences, including frequent ecstasies and visions, which she recorded in several volumes. Throughout her life, she practiced rigorous physical mortification to emulate the sufferings of Christ. She died in 1607 and was later canonized by the Catholic Church.