Mother Maddalena had some famous people in her ancestry. There is even a beatified Franciscan saint in the Bentivoglio family.    He  had served as page at the court of  Grand Duchess Vittoria of Tuscany, entered  the service of Cosimo de Medici III. After a  varied and honorable career, he exchanged the courts of the world for the courts of the  Lord in 1663, and became a Capuchin under  the name of Friar Joseph. He was an exemplary ecclesiastic and an eloquent orator. In compliance with his desire to devote himself   to foreign missions, he was made apostolic  missionary and was sent to Tunis, where he  became known for his great charity. He was  imprisoned because of his faith and was  greatly ill-treated by the Mohammedans. Upon being set free, he returned to Italy, but  was soon selected to go to Poland, where King John III desired to introduce the Capuchin Order. This task accomplished, Friar Joseph was recalled to Italy, where he died  in 1698. He is the Beato Guiseppe Maria Cappuoccina.