Philomena
Virgin martyr and saint
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- Philomena ( FIL -ə- MEE -nə ), also known as Saint Philomena (Ancient Greek: Ἁγία Φιλουμένη , romanized: Hagía Philouménē ; Modern Greek: Αγία Φιλομένα , romanized: Agía Filoména ) or Philomena of Rome ( c.
- 10 August 304) was a virgin martyr whose remains were discovered on 24–25 May 1802, in the Catacomb of Priscilla.
- "Peace be unto you, Philomena"), that was taken to indicate that her name (in the Latin of the inscription) was Filumena (Ancient Greek: φιλουμένη , romanized: philouménē , lit.
- Philomena is the patron saint of babies, infants, and youth, and is known as "The Wonderworker".
- There, they became the focus of widespread devotion; several miracles were credited to Philomena's intercession, including the healing of Pauline Jaricot in 1835, which received wide publicity.
Philomena ( FIL-ə-MEE-nə), also known as Saint Philomena (Ancient Greek: Ἁγία Φιλουμένη, romanized: Hagía Philouménē; Modern Greek: Αγία Φιλομένα, romanized: Agía Filoména) or Philomena of Rome (c. 10 January 291 – c. 10 August 304) was a virgin martyr whose remains were discovered on 24–25 May 1802, in the Catacomb of Priscilla. Three tiles enclosing the tomb bore an inscription, Pax Tecum Filumena (i.e. "Peace be unto you, Philomena"), that was taken to indicate that her name (in the Latin of the inscription) was Filumena (Ancient Greek: φιλουμένη, romanized: philouménē, lit. 'beloved'), the English form of which is Philomena. Philomena is the patron saint of babies, infants, and youth, and is known as "The Wonderworker".
The remains were moved to Mugnano del Cardinale in 1805. There, they became the focus of widespread devotion; several miracles were credited to Philomena's intercession, including the healing of Pauline Jaricot in 1835, which received wide publicity. John Vianney attributed to her intercession the extraordinary cures that others attributed to him.
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