About Chiara Gambacorti
Lived 1362 – 1420 (aged 57–58). Chiara Gambacorti was a nun.
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.
Life Vittoria Gambacorti was born in the Republic of Florence in 1362 to Pietro Gambacorti, a rich merchant who was sent into political exile that year. In 1369 political circumstances of Pisan politics saw them relocate to Pisa where her father was appointed as chief magistrate.
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Italian Roman Catholic professed religious
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Chiara Gambacorti was born in 1362 in Florence.
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Chiara Gambacorti died on 17 April 1420 in Pisa.
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Chiara Gambacorti was a nun.
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