Edvige Carboni was an Italian mystic born in 1880 in Pozzomaggiore. After moving from Sardinia to Rome, she joined the Third Order of Saint Francis and committed herself to a life of prayer. Throughout her spiritual journey, she documented various experiences, including angelic visions and ecstasies. She is recognized for reporting the reception of the stigmata in 1938 and for instances of bilocation, which she began experiencing in 1925. She passed away in Rome in 1952 due to angina pectoris.
Spiritual life
Following her move to Rome, Carboni lived a life defined by intense mystical phenomena. She maintained a spiritual journal to record her many visions and ecstasies. Her religious devotion was marked by significant supernatural occurrences, such as the stigmata she received in 1938 and the ability to be in two places at once, known as bilocation, which reportedly began in 1925.
Veneration
The Catholic Church has recognized her holiness through several stages. She was declared a Servant of God in 1994 and was later named Venerable by Pope Francis in 2017. Her beatification took place in Sardinia on June 15, 2019. Devotees celebrate her feast day on May 4, and her remains are interred in Albano Laziale.