Saint Candida the Elder
Profile
An elderly woman in Naples, Italy who was healed of an illness by Saint Peter the Apostle. She converted and was baptized by Peter. She, in turn, brought Saint Aspren of Naples to the faith.
- 78 of natural causes
Additional Information
- Catholic Online
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Lives of the Saints, by Omer Englebert
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
