Died 1152
Subiaco, Italy Name Chelidonia Chelidonia | Feast 13 October Patronage Subiaco, Italy | |
Major shrine Church of St. Scholastica Subiaco, Italy | ||
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church | ||
Chelidonia was a Benedictine hermitess. She was born in Ciculum, Italy, and became a recluse in the mountains near Subiaco, choosing a home, as a hermitess, in a cave now called Marra Ferogna. Chelidonia later received her habit from Cardinal Cuno of Frascati.
Cardamine chelidonia
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