She was a Dominican nun, a native of Bologna, born of a noble family. Despite the opposition of her family she gave up the world and became a nun.
Click here more on her and her notable friendship with the Dominican Friar, Blessed Jordan of Saxony.
Holy Dominican Trio: Bl. Cecilia, Bl. Diana, and Bl. Amata
(courtesy of the Dominican Nuns of Summit, N.J.)
