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The Body of Blessed Osanna of Mantua is a Catholic relic kept in Mantua Cathedral in Italy. Osanna was an Italian Dominican mystic who died in 1505 and was beatified by the Catholic Church in 1694. The entry refers specifically to her preserved body as an object of veneration, rather than to a church, monument, or separate biographical work about her life.
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Where is the Body of Blessed Osanna of Mantua kept?
Her remains are kept in an urn in Mantua Cathedral in Italy. The Diocese of Mantua says they were moved there in July 1814 after earlier burial in the church of San Domenico. [Diocese of Mantua](https://www.diocesidimantova.it/news/beata-osanna-in-duomo-urna-sempre-aperta/)
Who was Blessed Osanna of Mantua?
Osanna Andreasi was an Italian Dominican tertiary and mystic who died in Mantua on 18 June 1505. She was also connected with the Gonzaga court, where she served as a counselor. [Museo Francesco Gonzaga](https://www.museofrancescogonzaga.it/it/esplora/qr-code/madonna-col-bambino-e-la-beata-osanna/)
When was Osanna of Mantua beatified?
Her cult was confirmed and she was beatified in 1694 under Pope Innocent XII. The date commonly given is 24 November 1694, more than a century after her death in 1505. [FaithND](https://faith.nd.edu/saint/blessed-osanna-of-mantua/)
Why is her body treated as a Catholic relic?
The catalog item refers to the preserved mortal remains of a beatified person, not to a statue or a biography. In Mantua Cathedral, the body is kept for Catholic veneration and her feast is observed on 18 June. [Museo Francesco Gonzaga](https://www.museofrancescogonzaga.it/it/esplora/qr-code/madonna-col-bambino-e-la-beata-osanna/)
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