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Saint Sophia of Rome

Also known as: Kalte Sophia; Cold Sophia; Wet Sophia; Sophie…; Sofia…; Zofia…

Saint
Martyr
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

15 May (considered the last day of winter in some areas of Europe)

Died

C.304 in Rome, Italy; buried in the cemetery of Gordianus and Epimachus outside Rome; some relics enshrined at the convent at Eschau, France by Saint Remigius of Strasbourg in 778; some relics enshrined at the high altar of the church of San Martino ai Monti in Rome by Pope Sergius II c.845

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Biography

Saint Sophia of Rome, also known as Saint Sofia, was a young woman who was martyred during the persecutions of Diocletian in the early 4th century. Unfortunately, not much is known about her early life or family background.


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