Blaesilla
Roman saint
Feast: 22 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Blaesilla, also known as Blesilla (364–384), was a Roman widow and disciple of Jerome. She was born into a wealthy senatorial family in Rome, the eldest daughter of Paula of Rome and sister of Eustochium, who were members of a group of wealthy Christian women who followed the teachings of Jerome. Blaesilla was widowed at the age of 18; at first, she enjoyed her freedom as a widow, but after a life-threatening fever, became "a changed woman" and a severe ascetic, practicing fasting as a spiritual discipline. Her fasts dramatically weakened her, and she died within four months, at the age of 20.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Eustochium Saint Brother or sister
- Jerome Saint Teacher
- Paula of Rome Saint Parent, Mother“She was born into a wealthy senatorial family in Rome, the eldest daughter of Paula of Rome and sister of Eustochium, who were members of a group of wealthy Christian women who followed the teachings of Jerome.” — Wikipedia