1. Chiara Gambacorti was born to rich merchants and was left a widow after a brief marriage.
11 Facts About Chiara Gambacorti
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Chiara Gambacorti escaped a second marriage after becoming a professed religious despite her father's fierce resistance.
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Chiara Gambacorti was beatified by Pope Pius VIII on 4 March 1830.
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Vittoria Gambacorti was born in the Republic of Venice in 1362 to Pietro Gambacorti, a rich merchant who was sent into political exile that year.
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Chiara Gambacorti was a pious child who seemed to be destined for an arranged marriage that would bring with it numerous political advantages not for her benefit but rather for the benefit of her father and brothers.
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Chiara Gambacorti accepted this as the will of her father and was married to Simone Massa in 1374.
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Sometime after this her father met with Catherine of Siena to discuss politics and Catherine met with Chiara Gambacorti and offered her both advice and encouragement on being a good wife and above all a dedicated Christian.
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Chiara Gambacorti's brother found her and removed her from the convent so that the arranged marriage could go ahead.
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Chiara Gambacorti's father locked her in a dark room and kept her isolated from her friends, and from church life.
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Chiara Gambacorti refused him due to her earlier familial memories and allowed him to die in the streets.
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Chiara Gambacorti's beatification received confirmation on 4 March 1830 from Pope Pius VIII after he confirmed the late nun's longstanding local 'cultus'.