Marianna Fontanella, OCD (7 January 1661 – 16 December 1717), also known as Maria degli Angeli or Mary of the Angels, was an Italian Catholic member of the Discalced Carmelites. Fontanella studied with the Cistercians as a child and entered the Discalced Carmelites despite the protests of her mother and siblings. She soon became a noted abbess and prioress and in 1703 inaugurated a new convent of which she herself oversaw the establishment.
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7 January 1661 Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia
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Died |
16 December 1717 (aged 56) Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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