Saint Agrippina
Born: c3rd
Century
Died: 262
Feast Day: 23rd June (no longer in Catholic
Calendar but still in Orthodox)
Patron Saint: Bacterial disease, Against
Evil Spirits, Leprosy, Thunderstorms
Shrine: Mineo, Sicily
Also
known as: Agrippina of
Mineo
Saint Agrippina is believed to have been a blonde
princess born into a noble Roman family. She was believed to have been a consecrated
virgin, and when she resisted a pagan marriage was questioned, and confessed
her Christian faith. She was martyred either by beheading or scourging just
after the reign of Roman Emperor Valerian, although his policies of persecuting
Christians remained.
It is said that three devout Christian women,
Bassa, Paul and Agatonica took her body to Mineo, Sicily, where her tomb became
a popular pilgrimage destination. Later a church was built on the site which
became the place of miraculous cures. Agrippina was venerated in Greece, and it
is thought that her relics were moved from Mineo to Constantinople.
Some legends suggest that Agrippina was beaten
and put in chains but angels freed her, that a sweet aroma followed her body,
that she became light enough for the three women to carry her on the long
journey to Sicily on their own and that they were protected by angels during dangerous
parts of their journey.
Reference: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2017/06/23/101788-martyr-agrippina-of-rome
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http://www.catholicdigest.com/faith/spirituality/june-st-agrippina-di-mineo-four-women-for-the-price-of-one/
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