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  2. Catherine of Genoa - Wikipedia

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    Catherine of Genoa (Caterina Fieschi Adorno, 1447 – 15 September 1510) was an Italian Catholic saint and mystic, admired for her work among the sick and the poor [3] and remembered because of various writings describing both these actions and her mystical experiences.

  3. Virginia Centurione Bracelli - Wikipedia

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    Virginia Centurione was born on 2 April 1587 in Genoa and was of noble origins. She was the daughter of Giorgio Centurione (who was the Doge of Genoa from 1621 to 1623) and Lelia Spinola. [2] Despite her desire to live a cloistered life, she was forced into marriage to Gaspare Grimaldi Bracelli, who was a rich noble, on 10 December 1602. She ...

  4. Genoa - Wikipedia

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    The patron saint of Genoa was Saint Lawrence until at least 958, but the Genoese transferred their allegiance to Saint George (and Saint John the Baptist) at some point during the 11th or 12th century, most likely with the rising popularity of the military saint during the Crusades.

  5. Syrus of Genoa - Wikipedia

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    Born at Struppa, a neighborhood of Genoa, he had a reputation for holiness and zeal. He succeeded Saint Felix as bishop of Genoa, having previously been parish priest at Saint Romulus (or "San Remo"). [1] He died at an advanced age of natural causes and was buried in the city. He is the main patron of the city of Genoa.

  6. Patron saints of places - Wikipedia

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    Genoa – George, John the Baptist, Syrus of Genoa; Grosseto – Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia ... Mary is the patron saint of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando

  7. Saint John's Eve - Wikipedia

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    Saint John the Baptist is the patron saint of Genoa, Florence and Turin where a fireworks display takes place during the celebration on the river. In Turin Saint John's cult is also well-established since medieval times when the city stops work for two days and people from the surrounding areas gather to dance around the bonfire in the central ...

  8. Romulus of Genoa - Wikipedia

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    Romulus (or Remo) of Genoa (Italian: Romolo; Ligurian: Reumo(l)o) was an early Bishop of Genoa, around the time of Syrus. [1] His dates are uncertain: since Jacobus de Voragine [ 2 ] traditional lists compiled from local liturgies generally place his bishopric fourth in a largely legendary list. [ 3 ]

  9. Santi Cosma e Damiano, Genoa - Wikipedia

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    The church of Santi Cosma e Damiano is located in central Genoa, Italy. [1] [2] Located at the site of an ancient oratory, it is dedicated to the martyrs Saints Cosmas and Damian. The skull and tibia of the latter are presumably among the relics in the church. They were the patron saints of barbers and doctors.