- Chelidonia
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Saint Chelidonia Born Ciculum, Abruzzi, Italy Died 1152
Subiaco, ItalyHonored in Roman Catholic Church Major shrine Church of St. Scholastica Subiaco, Italy Feast 13 October Patronage Subiaco, Italy Chelidonia was a Benedictine hermitess. She was born in Ciculum, Italy, and became a recluse in the mountains near Subiaco, choosing a home, as a hermitess, in a cave now called Marra Ferogna. Chelidonia later received her habit from Cardinal Cuno of Frascati.[1]
Notes
- ^ St. Chelidonia Catholic Online
Categories:- Roman Catholic saints
- 12th-century Christian saints
- 1152 deaths
- Benedictine nuns
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