SAINT TULLIA, VIRGIN AND ANCHORESS - 16 OCTOBER

 

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER

Saints celebrated on the 16th of October

SAINT TULLIA, VIRGIN AND ANCHORESS

This holy virgin is venerated at Manosque (Dep. Basses-Alpes in France) in the bishopric of Digne. She lived and died as an anchoress in the 5th century.

St Tullia is also commemorated on October 5.

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882)

*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 Tullia 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.