Praxedes
Sign in to saveSaint Praxedes (d. 165), called "a Roman maiden", was a saint and virgin who lived in the Roman Empire during the 2nd century. Along with her sister, Saint Pudentiana, she provided for the poor and gave care and comfort to persecuted Christians and martyrs. Her veneration began in the 4th century and many churches have been dedicated to her.
Person
- Born
- 0100-01-01
- Died
- 0165-06-21
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- 3
- Total plays
- 16
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Key facts
- Saint.honorific_prefix
- Saint
- Saint.name
- Praxedes
- Saint.death_date
- 165
- Saint.feast_day
- 21 July
- Saint.venerated_in
- Roman Catholic ChurchEastern Orthodox Church
- Saint.image
- SaintPraxedisJohannesVermeerPainting.jpg
- Saint.imagesize
- 250px
- Saint.caption
- Saint Praxedis. Johannes Vermeer (ca. 1655).
- Saint.titles
- Virgin
- Saint.canonized_date
- Pre-congregation
- Saint.attributes
- crown, vessel, sponge
- Saint.major_shrine
- Basilica of Santa Prassede, Rome
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 100
- Died
- 21 June 165
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Place of birth
- Rome
- Place of death
- Rome
- Father
- Saint Pudens
- Sibling
- Pudentiana
- Religion
- Early Christianity
- Image
- SaintPraxedisJohannesVermeerPainting.jpg
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Article
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Saint Praxedes (d. 165), called "a Roman maiden", was a saint and virgin who lived in the Roman Empire during the 2nd century. Along with her sister, Saint Pudentiana, she provided for the poor and gave care and comfort to persecuted Christians and martyrs. Her veneration began in the 4th century and many churches have been dedicated to her.
== Biography == Praxedes' father was Saint Pudens, a Roman senator who was a Christian convert of St. Peter, mentioned in the New Testament by St. Paul in 2 Timothy 4:21. She was the sister of Saint Pudentiana. Sabine Baring-Gould, in the entry for Saint Novatus, states that Praxedes' brothers were Saint Novatus and Saint Timothy.