Victoria, Anatolia, and Audax
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Feast | 10 July |
Patronage | Sant'Anatolia di Borgorose, Monteleone Sabino, Łowicz |
Saints Victoria, Anatolia, and Audax (
Anatolia and Victoria are mentioned together in the
Legend
Their legend recounts that, in the time of the Emperor
Deaths
Victoria's legend states that she was stabbed through the heart in 250 AD at Trebula Mutuesca (today Monteleone Sabino) after chasing away a dragon terrorizing the residents in exchange for their conversion.[3] An elaboration on her legend states that her murderer was immediately struck with leprosy, and died six days later. Anatolia was killed, also in 250 AD, at "Thora" (identified with present-day Sant'Anatolia di Borgorose). Her legend states that she was at first locked up with a poisonous snake. The snake refused to bite her, and a soldier named Audax was sent into her cell to kill her. The snake attacked him instead, but Anatolia saved him from the snake. Impressed by her example, he converted to Christianity and was martyred by the sword with her.
Spread of cult
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Due to the
The bodies of Anatolia and Audax were transferred by Abbot Leo to
St Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny, Ireland also claims to hold St Victoria's body, preserved in wax, along with a chalice containing some of her blood. These were supposedly sent to Kilkenny in 1845 by Pope Gregory XVI.[4][5][6][7]
Notes
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- ^ a b c d "Santa Vittoria su santiebeati.it". Santiebeati.it.
- ^ "Sanctuary of Santa Vittoria".
- ^ Comerford, Patrick. "Strolling through the mediaeval capital of Ireland".
- ^ "Old Kilkenny Review". September 20, 1970 – via Google Books.
- ^ "St. Mary's Cathedral is 145 years old". www.irishidentity.com.
- ^ "St Mary's Cathedral". February 21, 2010.
Sources
- At Santi, Beati e Testimoni
- (in Italian) Santa Anatolia
- (in Italian) Santa Vittoria
- At Santa Anatolia (a town in the province of Rieti)
- (in Italian) Santa Anatolia (for the legend of Anatolia and Victoria, click on "S. Anatolia" in the index on the left)