St. Juliana of Falconieri
Feast Day: June 19
Juliana was the only child of a wealthy couple in Florence, Italy, who had built the church of the Annunciation there. She refused to
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marry and was enrolled as a tertiary with the Servite order; her uncle, St. Alexis Falconieri, was one of the seven founders of the Servites. For nearly 20 years, Juliana lived a devout and useful life at home. In 1304 she formed a community of tertiary sisters who devoted themselves to prayer and good works in Florence. She is considered the foundress of the Servite community of nuns, and was canonized in 1737.
