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Oliva of Brescia
saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 5 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
100
Died
138
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Oliva (or Olivia) (†138) was martyred under Hadrian; her relics are venerated at Saint Afra's Church, Brescia. Her feast day is 5 March.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Wikidata Q525084 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Oliva of Brescia (CC BY-SA)
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