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St. Petronilla
Petronilla (Aurelia Petronilla) is an List of early Christian saints, early Christian saint. She was venerated as a virgin Christian martyrs, martyr by the Catholic Church. She died in History of Rome#Roman Empire, Rome at the end of the 1st century, or possibly in the 3rd century. Identity Petronilla is traditionally identified as the daughter of Saint Peter, Peter, though this may stem simply from the similarity of names. It is believed she may have been a convert of Peter (and thus a "spiritual daughter"), or a follower or servant. It is said that Peter cured her of :wikt:palsy, palsy. Roman inscriptions, however, identify her simply as a martyr. She may have been related to Flavia Domitilla (wife of Clemens), Domitilla. Stories associated with her include those that relate that she was so beautiful that Peter had locked her up in a tower to keep her from eligible men; that a pagan king named Flaccus, wishing to marry her, led Petronilla to go on a hunger strike, from whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint
In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of Q-D-Š, holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and Christian denomination, denomination. In Catholic Church, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican Communion, Anglican, Oriental Orthodox, and Lutheranism, Lutheran doctrine, all of their faithful deceased in Heaven are considered to be saints, but some are considered worthy of greater honor or emulation. Official ecclesiastical recognition, and consequently a public cult of veneration, is conferred on some denominational saints through the process of canonization in the Catholic Church or glorification in the Eastern Orthodox Church after their approval. While the English word ''saint'' originated in Christianity, History of religion, historians of religion tend to use the appellation "in a more general way to refer to the state of special holiness t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
