Sophia of Rome

Sophia of Rome

Infobox Saint
name= Saint Sophia of Rome
birth_date=
death_date=~304 AD
feast_day= May 15 (in Germany, celebrated as "Sophientag")
venerated_in= Roman Catholic Church; Eastern Orthodox Church


imagesize=
caption=
birth_place=
death_place=
titles=
beatified_date=
beatified_place=
beatified_by=
canonized_date=
canonized_place=
canonized_by=
attributes= palm, book, trough, and sword
patronage=invoked against late frosts
major_shrine=
suppressed_date=
issues=

Saint Sophia of Rome (d. ca. 304) is venerated as a Christian martyr. According to tradition, she was a young woman of Rome who was killed for her faith during the reign of Diocletian. She was buried in the cemetery of Gordianus and Epimachus.

Veneration

Pope Sergius II transferred her relics around 845 to the high altar of the church of San Martino ai Monti. Some of her relics were brought by Remigius of Strasbourg to the convent at Eschau in 778. She was invoked against frosts that occurred late in the year; thus she was called "kalte Sophie" ("Cold Sophia") in Germany by those who invoked her aid in planting arable crops. [ [http://www.bautz.de/bbkl/s/sophia_v_r.shtml SOPHIA von Rom ] ] She is thus considered to be one of the so-called "Ice Saints". [ [http://www.wilsonsalmanac.com/book/may11.html *Ø* Wilson's Almanac free daily ezine | Book of Days | May 11 | Lemuria Spencer Percival prophetic dream Baron Munchausen Salvador Dali Mort Sahl ] ]

"Sisymbrium sophia", called the "Sophienkraut" in Germany, is named after her. She is depicted on a column in the nave of the cathedral of St. Stephen in Vienna; it dates from the 15th century. [ [http://www.bautz.de/bbkl/s/sophia_v_r.shtml SOPHIA von Rom ] ]

Notes

External links

* [http://www.heilbronn-neckar.de/Heilige/eisheilige.htm Saints in Eishe]
*de icon [http://www.bautz.de/bbkl/s/sophia_v_r.shtml Sophia von Rom]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Sophia — is a common female name derived from the Greek word for wisdom. It may also refer to:;Spiritual * Sophia (wisdom), the Greek word for wisdom , a theological concept in Hellenistic religions * Pistis Sophia, gnostic text * In the Ben Sirach,… …   Wikipedia

  • Sophia (name) — This is a list of people named Sophia or Sofia.ports* Sofia Arvidsson, Swedish tennis player * Sofiya Bozhanova, Bulgarian long and triple jumper * Sofia Konoukh, Russian water polo player * Sofia Mulanovich, Peruvian surfer * Sofia Muratova,… …   Wikipedia

  • Sophia Loren — en 1991, à la 16e cérémonie des César Données clés Nom de naissance …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Sophia Vari — Sophía Vári Auditorio in Santa Cruz de Tenerife Sophía Vári ou Sofía Vári (en grec : Σοφία Βάρη ; née à Vari (Βάρη) en Grèce en 1940) est une femme peintre et sculpteur de statues monumentales polychromes. E …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Sophia Stacey — (1791 ndash; 1874) was a friend of the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, to whom he dedicated the Ode which begins: Thou art fair, and few are fairer, Of the nymphs of earth or ocean, They are robes that fit the wearer Those soft limbs of thine whose… …   Wikipedia

  • ROME ET EMPIRE ROMAIN - Rome et la pensée grecque — Le rôle joué dans l’histoire de la pensée par la langue latine et, à travers elle, par la civilisation romaine est considérable. De Boèce à Kant, soit pendant près de treize siècles, le latin sera par excellence la langue philosophique de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Sophia Loren — Infobox actor name = Sophia Loren imagesize = 200px caption = from the trailer for Five Miles to Midnight (1962) birthname = Sofia Villani Scicolone birthdate = birth date and age|mf=yes|1934|9|20 location = Rome, Italy (Cassino) othername =… …   Wikipedia

  • Sophia the Martyr — Infobox Saint name= Saint Sophia the Martyr birth date= death date= 137 AD feast day= September 17 venerated in= Eastern Orthodox Church imagesize= 250px caption= Saint Sophia and her three daughters: Faith, Hope and Love (Tretyakov Gallery,… …   Wikipedia

  • Sophia von Spanien — Spanische Königsfamilie S.M. König Juan Carlos I.M. Königin Sophia SKH Felipe, Fürst von Asturien IKH Le …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sophia von Griechenland — Königin Sophia von Spanien Sophia von Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (* 2. November 1938 in Athen, Griechenland), voller Name: Sophia Margarita Victoria Friederika Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg Hannover, Herzogin von… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”