Benedetta
Benedetta is a feminine given name of Italian origin, the feminine equivalent of the masculine name Benedetto, a cognate of Benedict. Persons having the name include:
- Benedetta Barzini (contemporary), Italian actress and model
- Benedetta Bianchi Porro (1936–1964), Italian Christian blessed; beatified by the church in 1994
- Benedetta of Cagliari (1194–1233), medieval ruler of Caligiari, Sardinia
- Benedetta Cambiagio Frassinello (1791–1858), Italian missionary, founder of the Benedictine Sisters of Providence, saint in the Roman Catholic Church
- Benedetta Cappa (1897- 1977), Italian Futurist artist and wife of Filippo Tommaso Marinetti
- Benedetta Carlini (1591–1661), Catholic mystic and lesbian nun in Counter-Reformation Italy
- Benedetta Ceccarelli (b. 1980), Italian hurdler
- Benedetta Rosmunda Pisaroni (1793–1872), Italian opera diva
- Benedetta Tagliabue (contemporary), Italian architect
- Benedetta Valanzano (b. 1985), Italian film and television actress
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