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Osanna was a mystic who would fall into ecstasies whenever she spoke of God, and a visionary who saw images of Christ bearing his cross. She bore [[stigmata]] along with red marks, but there was no bleeding. She helped the poor and sick and served as spiritual director for many, spending much of her family's considerable fortune to help the unfortunate. She spoke out against [[decadence]], and criticized the [[aristocracy]] for a lack of morality. She was a friend of another holy member of her Order, the Blessed [[Columba of Rieti]], and is recorded to have sought counsel from another, the Blessed [[Stephana de Quinzanis]].<ref name="patron"/>
These phenomena brought Ossana to the attention of the ruling family. They began to consult her advice. She frequently foretold correctly events which later came to pass, and gained the reputation of a [[seer]]. When she died in Mantua on 18 June 1505, all the members of the nobility and clergy attended her funeral, as her body was taken in procession to the Church of St. Dominic, where it was was enshrined. Later they were transferred to the [[Mantua Cathedral|cathedral]] of the city, where
[[Image:Beata Hosanna de Mantua.jpg|thumb|150px|Medieval depiction of Osanna of Mantua]]
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