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- How did we learn about her life? Sister Maria Luisa di Gesù was a Dominican nun who claimed to receive a heavenly vision from Philomena herself about the life of the long-dead saint.
- When did St. Philomena live? Philomena herself was believed to have been born in the year 291 to the governor of a Greek king. He later converted to Christianity, along with his wife.
- How did she die? According to the vision, when the Roman Emperor Diocletian went to war against Philomena’s father, he instead offered peace if she would become his bride.
- How does someone become a saint? After a person has died, their life is investigated by an official expert authorized by the Church. Their initial report is submitted to the bishop of their diocese and further investigation is performed.
- The Discovery of A Forgotten Saint
- Philomena Shares Her Story
- Saints Who Loved This Saint
- Regarding The Controversy Surrounding St. Philomena
- Her Patronage
In 1802, a worker’s pickax struck the surface of a tomb in the darkness of an underground cemetery, within the catacombs of Priscilla. A Vatican overseer was notified and came with several other witnesses. Sand was cleared away; the tomb of a martyr was unearthed. Three funeral tiles bore the words PAX TECUM FILUMENA. [Peace be with you, Philomena]...
Some years after her relics were discovered, the saint revealed her story to three different people. These three people had never met each other, lived in different places around the world, and yet reported accounts of Philomena’s life that were eerily identical. The best-known account was given to Venerable Mother Maria Luisa di Gesù, a Dominican ...
There are many saints who were deeply devoted to Philomena. They sought out her intercession, had great trust in her desire to help them, and spread devotion to her among the people around them. Here are several of those saints: Saint John Vianney Padre Pio Saint Frances Cabrini Saint Damien of Molokai Saint John Neumann Saint Peter Julian Eymard B...
St. Philomena's feast day was removed from the official liturgical calendar in the 1960s during the liturgical reforms of Pope John XXIII. This was due to the lack of verifiable historical evidence surrounding her existence, the fact that her miracles were not formally approved in the usual process, and that she was never officially declared a sain...
Saint Philomena is the patron saint of priests, youth (especially babies and children), the afflicted and imprisoned, the suffering and sick, afflicted mothers who turn to her for material or spiritual aid for their children, students and test-takers, young married couples, spiritual and temporal problems, and more. She is the Protectress of the Ch...
In 291 AD, when the mother’s time came to give birth, they named the child Lomena referring to the light of faith, but at the time of her baptism, they named her Philomena, which means the daughter of light, since she was born to this faith.
All that is known about St. Philomena's life comes from a Neapolitan nun's vision. Sister Maria Luisa di Gesu claims St. Philomena came to her and told her she was the daughter of a Greek king who converted to Christianity. When Philomena was 13-years-old, she took a vow of consecrated virginity.
Saint Philomena is a young virgin and martyr from the 4th century. Her relics, found in 1802, are the source of numerous miracles. The curé of Ars called her his "beloved little saint" and obtained from her a multitude of graces. Explore her story and how to invoke her through prayers and novenas.
Saint Philomena was martyred under the reign of Diocletian around 300 A.D. For more than fifteen hundred years, she became an unknown martyr, joining the numbers of beautiful but nameless souls who had died for Christ. But it seems that Jesus wanted to share her with the world.
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Her tomb was discovered in a catacomb the 19th century. Images on the funerary tiles on her tomb were an anchor, a palm, a javelin, arrows and a lily. In artwork, St. Philomena is often shown as a young woman, and for that reason she is the patron saint to other young women, virgins or babies.
