Emilia Bicchieri was born on May 3, 1238, as the fourth of seven daughters in Vercelli, Italy. At a young age, Emilia had a heart of service, seeking out the poor and easing their troubles. While her sisters were seeking strategic marriages, her heart was set on planning her future in service to others as a nun. Her father was able to help construct a convent for Emilia’s religious purposes, the first of it’s kind. He passed away soon after, when she was only seventeen. Her convent would be known as the convent of Santa Margherita, living under the rule of the Third Order of St. Dominic. She and her sisters were incorporated into the Dominican Order in 1266. Though reluctant at first, she became prioress and then superior of the convent, where she directed her fellow sisters in daily good works of charity and a life of prayer, contemplating on the Lord and His passion.
Emilia Bicchieri died on May 3, 1314, and was beautified in 1769 by Pope Clement XIII.
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