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ST LAURENTIA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR - 8 OCTOBER

 

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SAINT LAURENTIA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR OF ROME


Saint Laurentia, a Roman martyr, is listed by the Bollandists* on May 21 (Vol. V, p. 2) among the Praetermissi (omitted entries). They note that her mortal remains, along with vessels containing her blood, were brought to Munich and placed in the church of the Discalced Carmelites. It is further mentioned that the relics of the holy martyr Laurentia were exhumed in Rome in 1680 from the Cemetery of Saint Cyriaca and authenticated by the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics. While it is also stated that she was venerated on October 8 - she is certainly not, for that reason, identical to the Saint Laurentia mentioned subsequently (the companion of Saint Palatias). Both of the latter were martyred in Ancona, are listed in the Roman Martyrology* under October 8, and are discussed by the Bollandists* on that same date (Vol. IV, p. 47), yet without any mention of our Saint Laurentia. In all likelihood, she is identical to the Saint Laurentia whose sacred body is currently housed in a private chapel in Augsburg, accompanied by a vessel containing her blood, her own lamp, the sepulchral stone bearing her name and identifying her as a five-year-old girl. 

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 3, Augsburg, 1869, p. 694)

*A hagiography source used by the authors 

Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Laurentia may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org




























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