Chiara Gambacorti
Chiara Gambacorti | |
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| Born | 1362 Venice, Republic of Venice |
| Died | 17 April 1420 Pisa, Republic of Florence |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 4 March 1830, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Pius VIII |
| Feast | 17 April |
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Chiara Gambacorti, OP (born Vittoria; 1362 – 17 April 1420) was an Italian Catholic nun in the Order of Preachers. She was born to rich merchants and was left a widow after a brief marriage. She escaped a second marriage after becoming a professed religious despite her father's fierce resistance.
She was beatified by Pope Pius VIII on 4 March 1830.