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Saint Beatrix d’Este (died 1262) belonged to the family of the Norman Dukes of Apulia and was herself the daughter of the Marques of Ferrara; she was a niece of Blessed Beatrice d’Este. She was betrothed to Galeazzo Manfredi of Vicenza but he died of his wounds after a battle just before the wedding day. His bride refused to return home but attended by some of her maidens devoted herself to the service of God following the Benedictine rule at San Lazzaro just outside Ferrara.
