Veronica Giuliani (Veronica de Julianis) (1660 – July 9, 1727) was an Italian mystic. She was canonized by Pope Gregory XVI in 1839. life She was born Ursula Giuliani at Mercatello in the Duchy of Urbino in 1660. Her parents, Francesco Giuliana and Benedetta Mancini, were both of gentle birth. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, she showed signs of sanctity from an early age. It is told that when she was only eighteen months old, she uttered her first words to upbraid a shopman who was … [More]