Blessed Hosanna Andreasi
Blessed Hosanna Andreasi (born January 14, 1449 AD in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy; died June 18, 1505 AD in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy) was an Italian Catholic Dominican tertiary, mystic, and spiritual counselor. She experienced mystical visions and the spiritual stigmata, living in the world while following the Dominican Rule as a member of the Third Order. She served as a counselor to the Gonzaga lords of Mantua. She was beatified by Pope Innocent XII on June 18, 1694. Her feast day is June 18.
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| Blessed Hosanna Andreasi | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | June 18 |
| Profession | Italian Catholic Dominican tertiary and mystic; born Mantua January 14 1449; Dominican Third Order lay member; mystic with reported spiritual stigmata and visions; counselor to Gonzaga rulers of Mantua; died Mantua June 18 1505; beatified Pope Innocent XII June 18 1694; feast June 18; also known as Blessed Osanna of Mantua |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Dominican Third Order (Order of Preachers; OP; Third Order); Dominican mystical tradition; Mantua Italy; Lombardy; Gonzaga family |
| Patronage | Mantua; Lombardy; Dominican tertiaries; lay women religious; mystics; spiritual stigmatists; spiritual counselors; political advisors; those who serve rulers; Italy |
| Attributes | Dominican tertiary habit (white habit with black mantle); June 18 feast; Mantua setting; Mincio River lakes; mystical visions; spiritual stigmata (invisible); Gonzaga family context; crucifix (mystical suffering) |
| Birthplace | Mantua, Lombardy, Italy |
| Death Place | Mantua, Lombardy, Italy |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; died June 18, 1505, in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy; Blessed Hosanna Andreasi (Italian: Beata Osanna Andreasi; also known as Blessed Osanna of Mantua) was an Italian Catholic Dominican tertiary, mystic, spiritual stigmatic, and counselor to the Gonzaga rulers of Mantua; beatified Pope Innocent XII June 18 1694; feast June 18 |
| Primary Shrine | Mantua, Lombardy, Italy; beatified Pope Innocent XII June 18 1694; feast June 18 |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; June 18 feast locally in Mantua and in the Dominican Order |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Hosanna Andreasi (Italian: Osanna Andreasi) was born January 14, 1449, in Mantua, Lombardy. She received the Dominican tertiary habit as a young woman and lived her entire life in Mantua in her family home, never entering a convent but following the Dominican Rule for tertiaries.
She experienced mystical visions, ecstasies, and the interior spiritual stigmata. She served as a spiritual counselor to Federico I Gonzaga and Francesco II Gonzaga, the lords of Mantua, earning widespread reputation for holiness during her lifetime.
She died June 18, 1505, in Mantua. She was beatified by Pope Innocent XII on June 18, 1694 — the same date as her death 189 years earlier. Her feast day is June 18.
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Birth location: Mantua, Lombardy, Italy
Death location: Mantua, Lombardy, Italy
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