Patricia of Naples
Saint Patricia of Naples | |
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| Born | seventh century Constantinople (modern-day Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | August 25 |
| Patronage | Naples (co-patron) |
Patricia of Naples (or Patricia of Constantinople) (
Roman Emperor.[1] Some sources say that she was a descendant of Constantine the Great.[2] The particulars traditional about her are unreliable and in some instances contradictory.[3]
Wishing to escape a
Constans II and become a nun, she went to Rome. There she received the veil from Pope Liberius. Upon the death of her father, she returned to Constantinople and, renouncing any claim to the imperial crown, distributed her wealth to the poor. She then planned to go on pilgrimage to Jerusalem
.
However, a terrible storm shipwrecked her on the shores of Naples. Finding refuge on the tiny island of Megarides (the site of the present-day Castel dell'Ovo), the site of a small hermitage, Patricia died shortly after from disease.
Venerations
The
hemorrhage
. Patricia's followers collected the blood and exposed it. It then liquefied.
References
- ^ "St. Patricia of Naples", Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese
- ^ a b Borelli, Antonio. "Santa Patrizia di Costantinopoli", Santi e Beati, August 27, 2015
- ^ Monks of Ramsgate. “Patritia”. Book of Saints, 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 17 August 2016.
- ^ Urbs Sanguinum – Santa Patrizia Archived 2007-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- (in Italian) Santa Patrizia di Costantinopoli
- Saint Patricia of Naples at Patron Saints Index
- (in Italian) Puppet show in honor of Saint Patricia
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