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Although earlier editions of the Roman Martyrology commemorated Saints Faith, Hope and Charity on 1 August and their mother Sophia on 30 September, [4] the present text of this official but professedly incomplete catalogue of saints of the Roman Catholic Church has no feast dedicated to the three saints or their mother: the only Sophia included ...
Saint Sophia of Rome is venerated as a Christian martyr. She is identified in hagiographical tradition with the figure of Sophia of Milan , the mother of Saints Faith, Hope and Charity , whose veneration is attested for the sixth century.
Servers the sick - Saint Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur [26] Shepherds - Bernadette of Lourdes, [5] Cuthbert, Cuthman, Dominic of Silos, Drogo of Sebourg, George, Germaine Cousin, Julian the Hospitaller, Raphael the Archangel, Regina, Solange; Shoemakers - Crispin, Gangulphus, Peter the Apostle, Theobald of Provins; Shorthand writers ...
Legenda Aurea – Saint Lucy. Archived from the original on 9 December 2000. Saint Lucy of Siracuse, patroness of the blind. p. 6. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018 – via archive.org. Dhillon N; Dua HS; Singh AD. (31 October 2009). "Saint Lucy, the patron of the blind". British Journal of Ophthalmology. 2009 Oct, 93(10):1275 (10 ...
Saint Valentine (Italian: San Valentino; Latin: Valentinus) was a 3rd-century Roman saint, commemorated in Western Christianity on February 14 and in Eastern Orthodoxy on July 6. From the High Middle Ages, his feast day has been associated with a tradition of courtly love. He is also a patron saint of Terni, epilepsy, and beekeepers.
Patron saint Notes Asia: Francis Xavier [1] John the Evangelist is the patron saint of Asia Minor, but not the entire continent. [2] [3] Africa: Moses the Black Our Lady of Africa: Cyprian is patron saint of Africa, the Roman province (Tunisia), not the entire continent. [4] The Americas: The Virgin Mary (as Our Lady of Guadalupe) [5] [6]
A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholicism, Lutheranism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy or Oriental Orthodoxy is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person.
Martyr, Military Saint; who was martyred for refusing to bear an idolatrous standard [286] Fabrician and Philibert: 201–300 22 August Martyrs [286] Faith of Conques: 287 6 October Virgin Martyr; a.k.a. Foy and Fides [286] Faith, Hope, and Charity: c. 137: 17 September Virgin Martyrs; the latter saint a.k.a. Love [286] [287] Felix I: 274 30 May