Faustinus and Jovita

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Saints

Jovita and Faustinus
AD
Brescia
Venerated inCatholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Major shrineRelics at Rome, Bologna, Verona, Brescia, Pietradefusi
Feast15 February
Attributesdepicted as two knightly brothers holding the palms of martyrdom. Sometimes only Jovita is shown, richly dressed and on horseback; an angel may be shown saving them from drowning; sometimes shown with Faustinus of Brescia
PatronageBrescia

Jovita and Faustinus were said to be

patron saints of Brescia. Faustinus is the patron saint of Pietradefusi
.

Traditional vita

Tradition states that they were members of a noble family of Brescia in

Bollandists, while the historian Paul Allard (Histoire des Persécutions pendant les Deux Premiers Siècles, Paris, 1885) gives the year as 118.[1]

Their Acts were compiled by

bishop of Brescia, said to be a descendant.[citation needed
]

Veneration

The many so-called "Acts" are predominantly the fancy of legend. The

martyrologies and their extraordinary cult in their native city, where from time immemorial they have been the chief patrons.[1]
Savio emphasizes that the saints are not to be confused with the fabulous figures in the Acts.

It is believed that they were martyred at a site that either was, or later became, a Roman cemetery. A church was built there called Santi Faustino e Giovita ad sanguinem. Its dedication was later changed to Saint Afra. (Saint Afra's was destroyed during the bombing of World War II).[2]

Their common feast day on 15 February, the traditional date of their martyrdom, was inserted into the

relics
.

Cultural legacy

A lake partially in the town of St. Leo, Florida has been called Lake Jovita since its discovery by Judge Edmund F. Dunne on February 15, 1882. The nearby community of San Antonio changed its name to Lake Jovita in 1927 before reverting in 1933.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b Murphy, John F.X. "Sts. Faustinus and Jovita." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 6. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 1 November 2021Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ISBN 9783110618549
  3. ^ Calendarium Romanum, Libreria Editrice Vaticana (1969), p. 117
  4. ISBN 978-88-209-7210-3
    ), p. 142
  5. ISBN 978-0-945759-01-0
  6. Tampa Tribune
    . p. 2D. Retrieved December 3, 2017.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Sts. Faustinus and Jovita". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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