ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 30th of April WELCOME! SAINT SOPHIA OF FERMO, VIRGIN AND MARTYR ⬅️ Sophia, Virgin Saint Sophia suffered for the faith in the third age, at Fermo, in Italy, where her festival is kept on April 30 with great devotion. Her head is shown in a rich case in the cathedral. (From Fr Butler's Lives of the Saints) *** A 3rd century Christian maiden who laid down her life for Christ at Fermo in Central Italy, probably during the persecution under Decius (A.D. 250). (From The Book of Saints, 1921, by the Monks of Ramsgate) PRAYER: May blessed Sophia, Virgin and Martyr, who was ever pleasing to you by the merit of her chastity and by her trust in your power, implore for us your forgiveness, we beseech you, O Lord. Through our Lord. ➡️ Saint Sophia's entry in the Roman Martyrology