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ST MARY OF VERONA, VIRGIN - 1 AUGUST

 

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SAINT MARY OF VERONA, VIRGIN

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Saint Mary, Virgin (August 1) is venerated in Verona under the title "the Comforter." In the church bearing her name, where her relics repose, her image appears on the high altar alongside that of the Mother of God, the true "Comforter of the Afflicted." In her left hand, she holds a pair of scales: one pan contains images representing "duorum corporum" (two bodies), while the other holds a ring; in her right hand, she holds a lily. The latter signifies her virginal dignity, while the former alludes to the translation of the holy martyrs Firmus and Rusticus (from Capra in Istria) - an event brought about, according to legend, through her intervention. For this purpose, she offered a large quantity of gold - consisting mostly of rings and jewellery - with which she intended to weigh the holy bodies against the metal. Yet, miraculously, the bodies proved so light upon the scales that the saint was able to take back half of the gold she had brought. Upon her return to Verona, she was accompanied by a beneficial rain that had been sought in vain for seven years. The exact time of her life cannot be determined with certainty, as there are no historically authenticated records concerning her. She is reputed to have been the sister of Saint Anno; if this is correct, she would have died at the end of the eighth century - around the year 790, as the Bollandists* also surmise. Bishop Theobald had her remains exhumed in the year 1320. An epitaph dedicated to her styles her "the Comforter and Restorer of the People" and invokes her intercession on behalf of Verona. 

(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

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Mary 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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