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Saint Rosalia

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Also known as Rosalia, Rosalie

Italian saint of Palermo, honored for divine intermediation during the plague there

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Spain
Active from
1992-09-25
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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

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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.

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