# Bianca Piccolomini Clementini

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**Bianca Piccolomini Clementini** (1875 – 1959) was an Italian Roman Catholic nun and founder of the Company of Saint Angela Merici, the original name for the [Ursuline](/source/Ursulines) order in Italy, in 1920.[1] [Pope Francis](/source/Pope_Francis) declared her [venerable](/source/Venerable_(Catholicism)) in 2016.[2]

## Biography

Clementini was born in [Siena](/source/Siena) to a noble family, and she was a countess.[2] The [Palazzo Piccolomini-Clementini](/source/Palazzo_Piccolomini-Clementini), built in the 14th century, is named for her family.[3] Her parents were prosperous landowners and devout Catholics. Her family owned an embroidery workshop, and when they made her director of the shop, she undertook the religious formation of the women who worked there.[4]

There is a street named for her in Siena, the Via Bianca Piccolomini Clementini.[5]

## References

1. Franchini, Silvia; Pacini, Monica; Soldani, Simonetta (2007). [*Giornali di Donne in Toscana: Un Catalogo, Molte Storie (1770–1945)*](https://www.google.com/books/edition/Giornali_di_donne_in_Toscana/vWPgAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22piccolomini+clementini%22+%22ricamo%22+%22bianca%22&dq=%22piccolomini+clementini%22+%22ricamo%22+%22bianca%22&printsec=frontcover) [Women's Newspapers in Tuscany: A Catalog, Many Stories (1770–1945)] (in Italian). Firenze, Toscana: Casa Editrice Leo S. Olschki. p. 531. ISBN 978-88-222-5657-7.

1. The Holy See. ["Venerabile Serva di Dio: Bianca Piccolomini Clementini (1875–1959)"](https://www.causesanti.va/it/venerabili/bianca-piccolomini-clementini.html) (in Italian). *Dicastero delle Cause dei Sante*

1. Cresti, Carlo (1992). [*Agostino Fantastici: Architetto Senese, 1782-1845*](https://www.google.com/books/edition/Agostino_Fantastici/xfxPAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22Palazzo+piccolomini+clementini%22+%22Bianca%22&dq=%22Palazzo+piccolomini+clementini%22+%22Bianca%22&printsec=frontcover) (in Italian). Torino, Italia: Umberto Allemandi. p. 247. ISBN 978-88-422-0383-4.

1. Di Fazio, Rossana & Marcheselli, Margherita (2012). ["Bianca Piccolomini Clementini, Siena, 1877 - 1958"](https://www.enciclopediadelledonne.it/edd.nsf/biografie/bianca-piccolomini-clementini). *Enciclopedia Delle Donne* (in Italian). Milano, Italia: Società per l'enciclopedia delle donne APS.

1. Clark, Trish (2008). [*Goodnight & God Bless: A Guide to Convent and Monastery Accommodation in Europe*](https://www.google.com/books/edition/Goodnight_God_Bless/vFjy0ArtUCoC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Bianca+Piccolomini+Clementini%22&pg=PA233&printsec=frontcover). Vol. I. Roseville, NSW, Australia: Paratus Press. p. 233. ISBN 978-0-646-48520-1.

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