Blessed Bertha de Bardi (died 24 March 1163) was born in
Florence
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. She was the daughter of
Lothario di Ugo
Lothario is a male given name that came to suggest an unscrupulous seducer of women, based upon a character in ''The Fair Penitent'', a 1703 tragedy by Nicholas Rowe. , Count of
Vernio
Vernio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Prato in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about north of Prato.
History
Vernio's name derives from that of an ancient Roman winter camp ('' castra ...
, and is ordinarily called Bertha de Bardi, but the name should probably be d'Alberti. She joined the order of
Vallombrosa, a branch of the
Benedictines, at Florence, but she was soon sent to govern and reform a convent of the order at
Cavriglia
Cavriglia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Arezzo in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence and about west of Arezzo.
Cavriglia borders the following municipalities: Figline Valdarno, Gaiole in Chianti, ...
in Valdarno, where she lived, famous for miracles until her death.
References
Sources
* Soldani, "Vita di S. Berta", Florence, 1731.
1163 deaths
Italian beatified people
Year of birth unknown
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