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Columba of Rieti, TOSD (2 February 1467 – 20 May 1501) was an Italian religious sister of the Third Order of St. Dominic who was noted as a mystic. She was renowned for her spiritual counsel, devotion to the Blessed Sacrament , and fantastic miracles were attributed to her.
The Reluctant Saint is a 1962 American-Italian historical comedy drama film which tells the story of Joseph of Cupertino, a 17th-century Italian Conventual Franciscan friar and mystic, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. It stars Maximilian Schell as Giuseppe Desa, as well as Ricardo Montalbán, Lea Padovani, Akim Tamiroff, and Harold ...
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is a 2006 American drama film based on a 2001 memoir of the same name by author, director, and musician Dito Montiel, which describes his youth in Astoria, New York during the 1980s.
The Life of Columba is a hagiography written in the style of "saint's lives" narratives that had become widespread throughout medieval Europe. Compiled and drafted by scribes and clergymen, these accounts were written in Latin and served as written collections of the deeds and miracles attributed to the saint, both during his or her life or ...
Maria Goretti is a 2003 Italian television movie directed by Giulio Base and starring Martina Pinto in the title role. The film is based on real life events of Catholic virgin martyr and saint Maria Goretti .
Miracle at St. Anna is a 2008 American–Italian epic war film directed by Spike Lee and written by James McBride, based on McBride's 2003 novel of the same name.The film stars Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller, Pierfrancesco Favino and Valentina Cervi, with John Turturro, Joseph Gordon Levitt, John Leguizamo, D.B. Sweeney and Kerry Washington in supporting roles.
St. Columba's Episcopal Church is in Washington, D.C. [50] There is a St. Columba's Presbyterian Church in Peppermint Grove, Washington. [51] The Saint-Columba Presbyterian Church in Palmerstone, Vacoas-Phoenix is part of the Presbyterian Church in Mauritius. [52] Columba is the patron saint of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown, Ohio.
Household Saints is a 1993 film starring Tracey Ullman, Vincent D'Onofrio and Lili Taylor.It is based on the novel by Francine Prose and directed by Nancy Savoca. [2] The film explores the lives of three generations of Italian-American women over the course of the latter half of the 20th century.