Philomena
Sign in to saveAlso known as Saint Philomena, Philomena of Rome, Philomena, Virgin and Martyr, Filomena de Roma
thumb|Saint Philomena with attributes: palm branch, whip, anchor and arrows. Plaster cast by Johann Dominik Mahlknecht in the Museum Gherdëina in [[Urtijëi, Italy]] Philomena ( ), also known as Saint Philomena (; ) or Philomena of Rome ( 10 January 291 10 August 304) was a Greek virgin martyr whose remains were discovered on 24–25 May 1802, in the Catacomb of Priscilla. Three tiles enclosing the tomb bore an inscription, (i.e. "Peace be unto you, Philomena"), that was taken to indicate that her name (in the Latin of the inscription) was Filumena (), the English form of which is Philomena. Phil
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Philomena was a female human of the Roman Empire who lived from 291 to 304. Born in Corfu and holding citizenship in Ancient Rome, she died by decapitation in Rome. She is recognized as a martyr within the Catholic Church, with her feast day observed on August 11. Her iconographic symbols include youth and the martyr's palm, and she spoke Latin.
The name Philomena also appears in other contexts. Agnes Szudek authored works such as *Pocket Tales Year 5 up up and Away!* and *A Flicker of Light*. In music, an artist named Philomena has been listened to by 325 people on Last.fm. Additionally, the name is associated with a film starring Judi Dench as Philomena Lee, based on the story of a woman searching for her son.
Synthesized by Vinony from 29 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, Crossref, Wikiquote, MusicBrainz, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Key facts
- Saint.honorific_prefix
- Saint
- Saint.name
- Philomena
- Saint.image
- Tela di Santa Filomena.jpg
- Saint.imagesize
- 250
- Saint.caption
- The Triumph of Saint Philomena of Rome
- Saint.titles
- Virgin and martyr
- Saint.birth_date
- 10 January 291
- Saint.birth_place
- Greece
- Saint.death_date
- 10 August 304 (aged 13)
- Saint.death_cause
- Capital punishment by drowning
- Saint.death_place
- Rome, Italy
- Saint.feast_day
- 11 August (Catholic Church)10 August / 4 Misra (Coptic Orthodoxy)
- Saint.venerated_in
- Catholic ChurchOriental Orthodoxy
- Saint.major_shrine
- Sanctuary of Saint Philomena in Mugnano del Cardinale
- Saint.attributes
- Martyr's palm, crown of both white and red roses, arrows, anchor, sometimes a partially slit throat
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Filomena
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Corfu
- Place of death
- Rome
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- Tela di Santa Filomena.jpg
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- Commons category
- Saint Philomena
- date of birth
- 0291-01-01
- date of death
- 0304-00-00
- time period
- Roman Empire
- cause of death
- decapitation
- feast day
- August 11
- name in native language
- Philomena
- iconographic symbol
- martyr's palm
- subject has role
- martyr
- end of work period
- 0300-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Discovery of her remains
- Veneration
- Liturgy
- Veneration by other saints
- Places dedicated to Saint Philomena
- In Art
- Criticism
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|Saint Philomena with attributes: palm branch, whip, anchor and arrows. Plaster cast by Johann Dominik Mahlknecht in the Museum Gherdëina in [[Urtijëi, Italy]] Philomena ( ), also known as Saint Philomena (; ) or Philomena of Rome ( 10 January 291 10 August 304) was a Greek virgin martyr whose remains were discovered on 24–25 May 1802, in the Catacomb of Priscilla. Three tiles enclosing the tomb bore an inscription, (i.e. "Peace be unto you, Philomena"), that was taken to indicate that her name (in the Latin of the inscription) was Filumena (), the English form of which is Philomena. Philomena is the patron saint of babies, infants, and youth, and is known as "The Wonderworker".
The remains were moved to Mugnano del Cardinale in 1805. There, they became the focus of widespread devotion; several miracles were credited to Philomena's intercession, including the healing of Pauline Jaricot in 1835, which received wide publicity. John Vianney attributed to her intercession the extraordinary cures that others attributed to him.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Philomena” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.