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Chelidonia
Benedictine hermitess
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Feast: 13 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1077
Died
1152
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Chelidonia was a Benedictine hermitess. She was born in Ciculum, Italy, and became a recluse in the mountains near Subiaco, choosing a home, as a hermitess, in a cave now called Marra Ferogna. Chelidonia later received her habit from Cardinal Cuno of Frascati.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Sources
- Wikidata Q3667034 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Chelidonia (CC BY-SA)
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