ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY
Saints celebrated on the 20th of February
PAULA, ABBESS
Paula was a granddaughter of Saint Paula [who led a nunnery in Jerusalem. After her death, Eustochium and then our Paula became her successors]. The Bollandists* list this holy lady among the Praetermissi. Paula is also remembered on June 1 (III. 169).
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875)
*A hagiography source used by the authors
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org
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