Saint Candida the Elder

Memorial

• 4 September

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.

Died

• 78 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Lives of the Saints, by Omer Englebert
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Candida the Elder”. Saints.SQPN.com. 26 September 2012. Web. 21 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-candida-the-elder/>