Natalia of Toulouse (Spanish: Natalia de Tolosa, French: Nathalie de Toulouse) was a Mercedarian tertiary[1] of the 14th century.[2] She was born in Gaillac in 1312.[3] Writing in the 17th century, Tirso de Molina attributes to her a miracle of bilocation. She reportedly appeared to a Christian from Calabria who was in slavery in Africa and was tempted by the offers of his captor to convert to Islam. She strengthened his faith until he could be ransomed.[4]
A painting of Natalia by José Jiménez Donoso decorates one of the pendentives of the Mercedarian convent of Alarcón.[1] She is venerated as a virgin and saint.[3]