Devota
Sign in to saveDevota (; ; died ca. 303 AD) is the patroness saint of Corsica and Monaco. She was killed during the persecutions of the Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian. She is sometimes identified with another Corsican saint named Julia, who was described in Latin as Deo devota ("devoted to God"). The description was misinterpreted as a proper name. The legend connected with her is similar to those told of other saints of the region, such as Reparata and Torpes of Pisa.
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Key facts
- Saint.honorific_prefix
- Saint
- Saint.name
- Devota
- Saint.feast_day
- January 27
- Saint.venerated_in
- Roman Catholic Church, Orthodox Church
- Saint.image
- Saintdevota.jpg
- Saint.imagesize
- 250px
- Saint.birth_place
- Mariana, Corsica
- Saint.death_place
- Mariana, Corsica
- Saint.attributes
- palm, crown of roses, dove, boat, coat-of-arms of the Principality of Monaco; dead maiden in a boat on the sea with a dove flying ahead of it
- Saint.patronage
- Corsica; Monaco; House of Grimaldi; Mariana, Corsica; mariners
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Legend
- Sainte-Dévote Chapel
- Veneration in Monaco
- Feast day
- Diffusion of cult in Corsica
- Legacy
- Notes
- Sources
- External links
Devota (; ; died ca. 303 AD) is the patroness saint of Corsica and Monaco. She was killed during the persecutions of the Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian. She is sometimes identified with another Corsican saint named Julia, who was described in Latin as Deo devota ("devoted to God"). The description was misinterpreted as a proper name. The legend connected with her is similar to those told of other saints of the region, such as Reparata and Torpes of Pisa.
==Legend== Tradition holds that she was a Corsican woman born around 283 AD at Mariana in northeastern Corsica. A young virgin, she had decided to devote herself fully to the service of God. Devota was part of the household of senator Eutychius. During the Diocletian persecution, the prefect Barbarus arrived in Corsica with a fleet and when he learned that the senator was harboring a Christian in his house, demanded that she be given up and compelled to perform the requisite sacrifice to the imperial cult. Eutychius refused, and not wishing to confront him directly, Barbarus arranged to have him poisoned. Devota was imprisoned and tortured for her faith. She was martyred at Mariana by being racked or stoned to death.