Blessed Osanna Andreasi's House

The charisma of Osanna led her to broaden her contacts outside the House, receiving people in search of a spiritual guide, bringing up the sons of the marquise Federico, praying for the birth of the future duke Federico II, son of Francesco. It seems she was able to form an immediate and empathic contact with those approaching her, regardless of their social class. Her letters to the marquise often contain intercessory prayers, and her whole life was inspired by charity. Some details of her life are more or less verifiable: premonitory dreams, intuitions about the future, an ongoing dialogue with the Lord, mystical ecstasy, small miracles, the presence of stigmata, her presence perceived as being powerful and good. Thanks to her frequentation of the court, Osanna also played a role in the political management of Mantua, influencing the society surrounding her. In 1501 she made full profession. She died only months later, as she had, it seems, predicted. Soon after the process of beatification started; it ended in 1694 at the request of Pope Innocent XII. Her body lies in the Duomo of Mantua, a statue of her can be seen on the facade.