ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 21st of December
PAULA OF FOLIGNO, VIRGIN
Paula, who was born in Foligno, died in A.D. 1485 at Aquila in the Abruzzi. This Poor Clare nun had been converted by Saint John of Capistrano. During her lifetime she acquired a reputation for holiness and miraculous gifts. Paula is also remembered on December 16. (Seraph. Mart.)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875)
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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