Candida the Elder
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| Feast | September 4 |
| Patronage | Naples, Dining Clubs |
Candida the Elder (Italian: Candida la Vecchia) (died 78 AD) was a supposed early Christian saint and resident of Naples, Italy.
According to her legend, Candida was an elderly woman who hospitably welcomed
bishop of Naples, to Christianity.[3]
She is one of the patron saints of Naples. Basil Watkins says she probably never existed. Her name has been deleted from the revised Roman Martyrology.[4]
Notes
- ^ Monks of Ramsgate. "Candida the Elder". Book of Saints 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 26 September 2012
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Sant' Aspreno di Napoli". Santi e Beati. April 19, 2002.
- ^ Dunbar, Agnes Baillie Cunninghame. A Dictionary of Saintly Women United Kingdom, Bell, 1904. p. 142
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