Saint Galla of Rome

Saint Galla of Rome, also known as Gallia or Gaia, was born into the Roman nobility as the daughter of Symmachus the Younger, who served as consul in 485. She was also the sister-in-law of Boethius, a well-known philosopher and statesman of the time. Little is known about her early life except that she was a laywoman and married soon after her father's murder....