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Saint Petronilla


Petronilla
Saint Petronilla and the Sick. 14th-century French manuscript.
Died1st century; possibly 3rd century
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Feast31 May
AttributesDepicted being healed by Peter the Apostle; early Christian maiden with a broom; lying dead but incorrupt in her coffin with flowers in her hair as the coffin is opened during renovations; receiving the newly dead into heaven; set of keys; spurning a marriage proposal, represented by a ring, being offered by a king; standing with Saint Peter; woman holding a set of keys; woman with a dolphin
PatronageThe dauphins of France; mountain travellers; treaties between Popes and Frankish emperors; invoked against fever

Petronilla (Aurelia Petronilla)[a][1] is an early Christian saint. She is venerated as a virgin by the Catholic Church. She died in Rome at the end of the 1st century, or possibly in the 3rd century.


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  1. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "St. Petronilla" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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