Saint Petronilla
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Petronilla (Aurelia Petronilla)[lower-alpha 1][citation needed] is an early Christian saint. She is venerated as a virgin by the Catholic Church. She died in Rome at the end of the 1st century, or possibly in the 3rd century.
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Petronilla | |
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Died | 1st century; possibly 3rd century |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Feast | 31 May |
Attributes | Depicted being healed by Peter the Apostle; early Christian maiden with a broom; lying dead but incorrupt in her coffin with flowers in her hair as the coffin is opened during renovations; receiving the newly dead into heaven; set of keys; spurning a marriage proposal, represented by a ring, being offered by a king; standing with Saint Peter; woman holding a set of keys; woman with a dolphin |
Patronage | The dauphins of France; mountain travellers; treaties between Popes and Frankish emperors; invoked against fever |
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