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Relic from the bones of Saint Martha, venerated in her Diocesan Shrine in Pateros. A number of churches are dedicated to St. Martha including: Roman Catholic churches The Parish of Saint Martha in Imus, Cavite. The only parish in the Diocese of Imus dedicated to Saint Martha. Europe: Église Sainte-Marthe de Tarascon in Tarascon, France; United ...
The devotion to Santa Marta de Pateros traces its roots to primeval beliefs in a water goddess. [1] Tradition recounts that in the 1800s, Saint Martha (who legendarily subdued the Tarasque), was invoked by the people of Pateros to vanquish a crocodile in the Pateros River that ate their ducks. [2]
The festival of the tarasque was initiated on April 14, 1474, during Pentecost in Tarascon, at the behest of René of Anjou, in order to amuse his citizens with a reenactment of St. Martha's miracle. [76] [77] [w] [x] Later, a second festival was held on 29 July, the feast-day of Saint Martha. [81]
Saint Martha may refer to: Martha of Bethany, Biblical character and contemporary of Jesus; Saints Maris, Martha, Abachum and Audifax, third-century martyrs killed for their faith; Saint Martha, mother of Simeon Stylites the Younger, saint in the Eastern Orthodox church; Saint Martha (French), fourth-century nun, wife of St Amator
Saints Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum [1] (died 270) were, according to their largely legendary passio of the 6th century, four saints of the same family (a married couple and their two sons). They came from Persia to Rome , and were martyred in 270 for sympathizing with Christian martyrs and burying their bodies.
Saint Martha (Greek: Ἁγία Μάρθα; died 551) was the mother of Simeon Stylites the Younger. She is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church on July 4 and in the Catholic Church on July 5 .
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The Domus Sanctae Marthae (Latin for Saint Martha's House; Italian: Casa Santa Marta) is a building adjacent to St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. Completed in 1996, during the pontificate of Pope John Paul II, it is named after Martha of Bethany, who was a sibling to Mary and Lazarus of Bethany.