Blessed Imelda Lambertini in Bologna. (Feast Day: May 12)
San Sigismondo Church, www.iguidez.com/Bologna/san_sigismondo_church
In the 13th century the Malvezzi family who were aligned with the King of Borgogna Sigismondo constructed this church with the idea of keeping it as a private oratory. In 1288 however it was designated as a parish church. The church maintained its status as a parish church until 1988 when the priest was transferred to another church nearby. Thus, due to its location San Sigismondo was reclassified as the university church.
The 14 stations of the cross hanging high up on the walls were restored in 2002 at the expense of one of the local banks in Bologna. They were made by a local artist towards the end of the 18th beginning of the 19th century. It holds the reliquaries of the Bolognese BlessedImelda Lambertini
. She was beatified by Pope Pio X according to a miraculous event in 1333 after which she died at only 12 years old after having received the Holy Communion …More