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Beatrice II d'Este
Benedictine religious and foundress
Practical advice
Turn a loss or setback into an opportunity to draw closer to God today.
Biography
A thirteenth-century noblewoman of Ferrara, after she was widowed she renounced courtly life and consecrated herself to God. She founded a Benedictine monastery where she lived according to the Rule of Saint Benedict.
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