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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.
Saint Sophia may refer to Saint Sophia of Milan, feast day 17 September; Saint Sophia of Rome, martyr, feast day 15 May; Saint Sophia of Sortino (Sicily), martyr ...
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 ...
The following is a list of saints commemorated by the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. ... Sophia of Egypt, martyr; Sousenyos, martyr; Stephanos, the anchorite ...
Madeleine Sophie Barat, RSCJ, (12 December 1779 – 25 May 1865), was a French saint of the Catholic Church who founded the Society of the Sacred Heart, a worldwide religious institute of educators. Early life and family
[41] [42] In keeping with her own biography, she is the patron of widows and converts. [ 43 ] Olga is venerated as saint in East Slavic-speaking countries where churches uses the Byzantine Rite: Eastern Orthodox Church (especially in Russian Orthodox Church ), Greek Catholic Church (especially in the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ), in ...
A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholicism, Lutheranism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy or Oriental Orthodoxy is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person.