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Saint Venera
Christian saint and martyr
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 26 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
100
Died
143
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Venera (Veneranda, Veneria, Venerina, Parasceve, Il Ahba) is venerated as a Christian martyr of the 2nd century. Little is known of this saint. The date of her death is traditionally given as July 26, 143 AD.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Connected on this site
- Paraskevi of Rome Saint“The double of saint Paraskevi of Rome who also is celebrated July 26.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Wikidata Q3949261 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Venera (CC BY-SA)
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