Saint Aelia Flaccilla
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- Also known as
- Plakilla
- Memorial
- 14 September (Greek Church)
- Profile
- Of Spanish descent.
May have been the daughter of Claudius Antonius, Prefect of Gaul.
Married Emperor Theodosius the Great c.376.
Mother of Arcadius, roman emperor of the east, and Honorius, roman emperor of the west; a daughter, Pulcheria, died in childhood.
Zealous supporter of the Nicene Creed.
Considered a pillar of the Church and model of Christian virtue by Saint Gregory of Nyssa.
- Died
- c.385 of natural causes
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Additional Information
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Encyclopedia
New Catholic Dictionary
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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- Readings
- "To distribute money belongs to the imperial dignity, but I offer up for the imperial dignity itself personal service to the Giver.
- Saint Aelia