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Saint Febronia of Patti
Saint Febronia of Patti

Saint Febronia of Patti

Saint
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

5 July; 2 July (intercession in the attack by Ascanio Anzalone)

Born

Late 3rd century in Patti, Sicily, Italy

Died

Drowned in the sea off the coast of Mons Iovis in Sicly, Italy in the early 4th century; her body washed up on the beach of Minori, Salerno, Italy and was found by a young woman doing laundry there; relics enshrined in a silver urn at Patti, Sicily, Italy

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

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Biography

Saint Febronia of Patti, also known as Saint Febronia of Nisibis, was born in the late 3rd century in Patti, Sicily, Italy. She was born into a wealthy pagan family, but her life took a dramatic turn when she converted to Christianity during the period of the persecutions of Diocletian.

Feast Days

July 5July 2
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