Saint Philomena

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Saint Philomena is a popular early Christian virgin martyr venerated in the Catholic Church, especially associated with miraculous intercession and childlike purity.

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Saint Philomena canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic saint
Christian saint
virgin martyr
associatedWith chastity
childlike purity
innocence
miraculous intercession
youth
cultRevivedIn 19th century
devotionalPractice Chaplet of Saint Philomena
Cord of Saint Philomena
Novena to Saint Philomena
feastDay 10 August
11 August
varies by locality
gender female
hasDevotee Blessed Anna Maria Taigi
Pauline Jaricot
Saint John Vianney
linked to: John Vianney
honorificPrefix Saint
iconography anchor
arrows
chains
lilies
young girl with palm of martyrdom
languageOfName Greek
liturgicalFeastSuppressedIn 1961
majorShrine Italy
Mugnano del Cardinale
martyrdom early Christian period
nameMeaning beloved
daughter of light
patronage babies
bodily ills
children
desperate situations
infants
lost causes
priests
students
the poor
youth
recognizedBy Pope Gregory XVI
Pope Leo XIII
Pope Pius IX
Pope Pius X
relicsDiscoveredAt Catacomb of Priscilla
relicsDiscoveryYear 1802
religion Christianity
title Wonder Worker
linked to: Wonderworker
veneratedIn Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
venerationStatus popular devotion

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St. Philomena’s Cathedral dedicatedTo Saint Philomena
St. Philomena’s Cathedral namedAfter Saint Philomena
St Philomena’s Church namedAfter Saint Philomena
subject linked to: St Philomena’s church
St. Philomena Catholic Church namedAfter Saint Philomena
St. Philomena School namedAfter Saint Philomena
Dome of Home dedicatedTo Saint Philomena