Saint Beatrice d'Este
Italian noble and blessed · Lived c. 1230 to 1262
Saint Beatrix II d'Este belonged to a family of the Norman Dukes of Apulia and was herself the daughter of the Marquis of Ferrara; she was also a niece of the Blessed Beatrice d'Este, hence being named after her.
Saint Beatrice d'Este is read about 13 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 19 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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She was betrothed to Galeazzo Manfredi of Vicenza but he succumbed due to his wounds after a battle, just before their wedding day. Beatrice refused to return home, but attended by some of her maidens, devoted herself to the service of God, following the Benedictine rule, at the convent of Sant'Antonio in Polesine, at San Lazzaro just outside of Ferrara. Her cult was approved by Clement XIV, and Pius VI allowed her festival to be kept on 19 January.