Magdalene of Canossa was an Italian religious sister born in 1774 in Verona. Witnessing the immense suffering caused by the Napoleonic Wars, she dedicated her life to aiding the impoverished and marginalized. She established two distinct religious communities, the Canossian Daughters and a separate congregation for men, to provide education and care for children and the sick. Her work focused on providing social support to vulnerable girls and the poor in various Italian cities, following a vocation she discovered after moving away from her initial interest in the Carmelite order.