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Saint of the Day † (May 15) ✠ St. Sophia of Rome
† Saint of the Day † (May 15) ✠ St. Sophia of Rome ✠ Martyr: Born: ---- Died: ---- Rome Venerated in: Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Feast: May 15 Patronage: Invoked against late frosts Saints Faith, Hope, and Charity are a group of Christian martyred saints, venerated together with their mother, Sophia ("Wisdom"). Saint Sophia of Rome is venerated as a Christian martyr. She is identified in hagiographical tradition with the figure of Sophia of Milan, the mother of Saints Faith, Hope, and Charity, whose veneration is attested for the 6th century. Although earlier editions of the Roman Martyrology commemorated Saints Faith, Hope and Charity on 1 August and their mother Sophia on 30 September, the present text of this office but the professedly incomplete catalogue of saints of the Roman Catholic Church has no feast dedicated to the three saints or their mother: the only Sophia included is an early Christian virgin martyr of Picenum in Italy, commemorated with he...
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