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Saint Rosalia
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Italian saint of Palermo, honored for divine intermediation during the plague there
Key facts
- Born
- 1130 ( 1130 ) , Palermo , Kingdom of Sicily
- Died
- 1166 (aged 35 – 36), Mount Pellegrino , Kingdom of Sicily
- Venerated in
- Catholic Church
- Feast
- 4 September
- Attributes
- cross, book, skull, spray of lilies , chisel and hammer, crown of roses, attended by winged angels, cave opening of Palermo Harbour
- Patronage
- Palermo El Hatillo , Miranda Zuata [ es ] , Anzoátegui El Playón , Portuguesa Santa Rosalía de Camargo, Chihuahua El Alto de Escuque, Trujillo Italian fishermen of Monterey, California
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rosalie
- Gender
- female
- Place of birth
- Palermo
- Place of death
- Palermo
- Occupation
- hermit
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- S rosalia.jpg
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- Commons category
- Saint Rosalia
- feast day
- September 4
- date of birth
- 1130-01-01
- date of death
- 1170-09-04
- canonization status
- Catholic saint
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Encyclopedic overview
Rosalia ( Italian: [rozaˈliːa]; Sicilian: Rusulìa; 1130–1166), nicknamed la Santuzza ("the Little Saint") was a virgin and hermit on Monte Pellegrino. She is venerated as the patron saint of Palermo in Italy, Camargo in Chihuahua, and three towns in Venezuela: El Hatillo, Zuata [es], and El Playón. She is especially invoked in times of plague. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she was invoked by some citizens of Palermo to protect the city.
Life
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