Blessed Juliana of Collalto was born into nobility in the year 1186 in Treviso, Italy. At the age of 10 she became a Benedictine nun in Salarola. She was friends with Blessed Beatrix of Este. She founded the convent of Saint Biagio and the Cataldo convent in Venice. She also became an abbess. She died on September 1, 1262 in Venice. She was beatified and canonized on May 20, 1753 by Pope Benedict XIV.
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