Blessed Anna Marie Taigi
Blessed Anna Maria Taigi (born May 29, 1769 AD in Siena, Tuscany, Italy; died June 9, 1837 AD in Rome, Italy) was an Italian lay mystic, wife, and mother — one of the great mystical figures of 19th-century Catholicism. Born into poverty in Siena and raised in Rome, she married a servant at the age of 20 and spent her entire married life in Rome as wife, mother of seven children, and housewife, while experiencing extraordinary mystical gifts including a luminous "sun" in which she saw events occurring throughout the world. She was beatified by Pope Benedict XV on May 30, 1920. Her feast day is June 9.
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| Blessed Anna Marie Taigi | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | June 09 |
| Profession | Italian laywoman; wife and mother of seven children; Roman working-class mystic; spiritual counselor to cardinals and popes; domestic mystic |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Third Order (Trinitarian?); 19th-century Roman Catholic lay mysticism; domestic spirituality tradition; wife and mother holiness |
| Patronage | Wives; mothers; working-class women; Rome; Italy; those who experience extraordinary mystical gifts; those who suffer in difficult marriages; domestic life |
| Attributes | A simple dress or Roman working-class dress; children; a glowing orb or sun (the mystical "sun" vision); a cross; Trastevere or Roman street scene; the image of the Holy Family |
| Birthplace | Siena, Tuscany, Italy |
| Death Place | Rome, Italy |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; died June 9, 1837, in Rome; she was 68 years old; she had lived her entire married life in Rome as a wife, mother, and mystic; she died after a long illness borne with great patience and abandonment to God; her death was attended by Cardinal Pedicini and other witnesses to her holiness; her beatification process began immediately; beatified by Pope Benedict XV on May 30, 1920 |
| Primary Shrine | Basilica of San Crisogono, Trastevere, Rome, Italy — her tomb; June 9 feast; local veneration |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; June 9 feast locally and in Trinitarian tradition (her tomb is at San Crisogono, a Trinitarian church) |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Anna Maria Giannetti was born May 29, 1769, in Siena in poverty. Her family moved to Rome when she was young. At age 20 she married Domenico Taigi, a servant in the Chigi palace in Rome. They had seven children.
She spent her entire married life in Rome in modest circumstances, managing a household and raising her family — while experiencing extraordinary mystical gifts from about age 20 until her death, a period of nearly 48 years. The most remarkable of these gifts was a luminous orb (the "mystical sun") in which she saw events throughout the world, the state of souls, and future happenings. She used this knowledge for charitable counsel.
Popes, cardinals (particularly Cardinal Pedicini, who lived in the same building and was one of her principal witnesses), and many simple people sought her spiritual counsel. Pope Leo XII called her "the ornament of Rome."
She died June 9, 1837, in Rome, after a long illness. She was beatified by Pope Benedict XV on May 30, 1920.
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Birth location: Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Death location: Rome, Italy
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- Basilica of San Crisogono, Trastevere, Rome, Italy — her tomb; June 9 feast.
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Blessed Anna Maria Taigi (1769–1837) was a Roman wife, mother of seven, and lay mystic who for nearly 47 years possessed the gift of a luminous "mystical sun" in which she saw world events and the state of souls. Called "the ornament of Rome" by Pope Leo XII. Beatified Benedict XV, 1920. Feast June 9.
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