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Saint Verdiana (Veridiana Viridiana) (1182 – 10 February 1242) is an Italian saint.Born at Castelfiorentino Tuscany of a noble family somewhat impoverished but still prestigious Verdiana was noted from an early age for her generosity and sense of charity. She made a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Upon returning to Castelfiorentino and feeling a desire for solitude and penance she had herself walled up as an anchorite in a little cell contiguous to the oratory of San Antonio.
