Saint Amata of Assisi
Also known as
- Amata of Corano
Profile
Niece of Saint Clare of Assisi. Friend of Saint Dominic de Guzman. After a misspent youth, and with an arranged marriage planned, Amata was miraculously healed of dropsy by her aunt Clare, and became a Poor Clare nun herself at the San Damiano monastery in 1213. She was at the death-bed of Saint Clare.
Born
- c.1254 of natural causes
- buried at the monastery of San Damiano
- when the sisters moved from San Damiano to the convent of San Giorgio in 1260, they brought relics and had then re-enshrined there
- relics re-enshrined in a stone urn under the altar of the convent church by Bishop Crescenzio of Assisi
MLA Citation
- “Saint Amata of Assisi“. CatholicSaints.Info. 17 February 2023. Web. 27 April 2024. <>