Saint Praxides of Rome

Also known as

• Praxedes

Memorial

• 21 July

Profile

Daughter of a Senator Pudens and Saint Claudia of Rome; sister of Saint Prudentiana. Lifelong single lay woman. She employed her wealth in the interest of the Church, and was renowned for her virtues.

Died

• 164 in Rome, Italy of natural causes
• relics in the Saint Praxides Church, Rome

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• single laywomen

Representation

• woman holding a basin in one hand, branches in the other

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Praxides of Rome”. Saints.SQPN.com. 8 October 2012. Web. 21 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-praxides-of-rome/>