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Saint Caesarea of Otranto
Saint Caesarea of Otranto

Saint Caesarea of Otranto

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

15 May; 11 September in Santa Cesarea Terme, Italy; tradition says it’s the date she fled her father‘s house

Born

14th century

Died

14th century of natural causes

Canonized

Due to her reputation for holiness, a church was soon built at the cave of Caesareo; cultus known to have been in place in the 17th century; Franciscans were later given charge of over the church; church replaced in 1924; church became the home of a parish in 1954

Biography

Saint Caesarea of Otranto, venerated as a model of consecrated virginity, was born to the noble parents Louis and Lucrezia in the region of Otranto, Italy. Following the death of her mother, the young Caesarea, then a teenager,

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