Camilla Battista da Varano
BlessedJune 2 · 1458–1524
Camilla Battista da Varano (1458, Camerino — 1524, Camerino) — Blessed, abbess. Feast day: 2 June.
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Camilla Battista da Varano was an Italian princess and Poor Clare nun who lived in Camerino during the late 15th and early 16th centuries. Born to the Duke of Camerino, she initially experienced a luxurious court life before undergoing intense spiritual struggles. After resisting her father's attempts to marry her, she entered the monastery at Urbino in 1481. She eventually served as an abbess and is recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church for her profound mystical experiences and her writings on the Passion of Christ.

