1 Reliquary - Relic Ex Ossibus St. Philomena With Original Document.
Reliquary - Relic Ex Ossibus St. Philomena With Original Document. en Brass / Glass / Wax Seal, Belgium 19 th century
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Philomena
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Virgin and martyr | |
Born | c. 10 January 291 Greece |
Died | c. 10 August 304 (aged c. 13) Rome, Italy |
Cause of death | Capital punishment by decapitation |
Venerated in | Catholic Church[1] Oriental Orthodoxy[2] |
Major shrine | Sanctuary of Saint Philomena in Mugnano del Cardinale |
Feast | 11 August (Catholic Church) 10 August / 4 Misra (Coptic Orthodoxy)[3] |
Attributes | Martyr's palm, crown of both white and red roses, arrows, anchor, sometimes a partially slit throat |
Catholic cult suppressed
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