The Basics: Born in the 3rd century in Egypt; died about 300 in Switzerland; canonized precongregation; feast day, September 14. Social worker, nurse, hermit. The Story: Some saints never left their hometowns. Others traveled far and wide doing missionary work. Verena’s story is somewhere in between. She was born into a noble Christian family in Egypt,… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Verena
Category: Martyrs
Wednesday’s Woman: St. Dafrosa
The Basics: Born in the 4th century in Italy; died 362 in Italy; canonized precongregation; feast day, January 4. Wife, mother, martyr. The Story: The two-year reign of Julian the Apostate was a horrible time to be a Christian. It’s estimated the emperor put hundreds of people to death. That’s the macro level. At the micro… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Dafrosa
Wednesday’s Women: The Martyred Daughters of Charity in Madrid
The Basics: Born between 1879 and 1906 in Spain; died between August 12, 1936, and February 11, 1937, in Spain; beatified October 13, 2013; feast day, November 6. Women religious and martyrs. The Story: There were fifteen of them, and they were part of two larger communities in the Madrid area. They were doing what Daughters… Continue reading Wednesday’s Women: The Martyred Daughters of Charity in Madrid
Wednesday’s Woman: St. Daria
The Basics: Born in the third century AD in Italy; died about 283 in Italy; canonized pre-congregation; feast day, October 25. Wife and martyr. The Story: It is a moving story, the tradition of Daria and Chrysanthus. She was a beautiful high priestess, possibly a vestal virgin responsible for maintaining Rome’s sacred fire. He was the… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Daria