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Saint Sophia of Rome is venerated as a Christian martyr. She is identified in hagiographical tradition with the figure of Sophia of Milan , the mother of Saints Faith, Hope and Charity , whose veneration is attested for the sixth century.
The veneration of Sophia of Milan became indistinguishable from that of Sophia of Rome in the medieval period. Relics either of her or of Sophia of Rome were transferred to the women's convent at Eschau in Alsace in 778 from where her cult spread to Germany. She is the patroness saint of widows.
Sophia Olelkovich Radziwill, Lithuanian Orthodox saint; Stephen Hungarian Catholic Saint; Tekle Haymanot, Greek priest; Theophylactos Papathanasopoulos, Greek bishop; Théophane Vénard, Vietnamese martyr; Titus Brandsma, Dutch friar; Vicenta María López i Vicuña, Spanish martyr; Xenia of Saint Petersburg, Patron saint; Yegor Chekryakovsky ...
Sophia (Koinē Greek: σοφία, sophía —"wisdom") is a central idea in Hellenistic philosophy and religion, Platonism, Gnosticism and Christian theology. Originally carrying a meaning of "cleverness, skill", the later meaning of the term, close to the meaning of phronesis ("wisdom, intelligence"), was significantly shaped by the term ...
Saint Sophia of Sortino (Sicily), martyr, feast day 23 September Saint Sofia of Suzdal (died 1542), see Solomonia Yuryevna Saburova Saint Sophia of Slutsk (died 1612), see Sophia Olelkovich Radziwill
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The following is the list of saints, including the year in which they were canonized and the country or countries with which they are associated. St. Louis Bertrand (1526–1581), Dominican priest (Colombia) Beatified: 19 July 1608 by Pope Paul V; Canonized: 12 April 1671 by Pope Clement X; St. Rose of Lima (1586–1617), Dominican tertiary (Peru)
Constantine and Helena, who found the true cross in the fourth century; it is one of the oldest works of art in the cathedral and is thought to commemorate its dedication.) [2] While it is commonly known as St. Sophia's, it is not named for any of the female saints of that name (i.e., Sophia of Rome or Sophia the Martyr); rather, the name comes ...