Saint Reparata

Memorial

• 8 October

Profile

Baptized very young. Arrested and tortured for her faith at age 11 during the persecution of Decius. Thrown into a furnace to die, she sat for a while in the flames, then emerged unharmed. Rather than see this as divine intervention, the authorities simply offered her another chance to apostacize; when she refused, she was beheaded.

Born

• 3rd century Caesarea, Palestine

Died

• beheaded in the 3rd century
• relics translated to the Nice Cathedral in 1690

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Florence, Italy
• Nice, France, city of
• Nice, France, diocese of
• Teano, Italy

Representation

• banner with red cross on a white background
• dove
• holding a crown and palm of martyrdom
• sitting in fire
• standing near the Blessed Virgin Mary
• with Saint Ansanus

MLA Citation

• “Saint Reparata”. Saints.SQPN.com. 22 November 2009. Web. 26 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-reparata/>