Saint Dorothy of Caesarea
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- Also known as
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Dora of Caesarea
Dorothea of Caesarea
- Memorial
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6 February
removed from revised Roman calendar and cultus suppressed in 1969
- Profile
- Apochryphal martyr whose story has been beautifully told, and was popular for many years.
Having made a personal vow of virginity, she refused to marry, or to sacrifice to idols.
Tried, tortured, and sentenced to death for her faith by the prefect Sapricius.
The pagan lawyer Theophilus said to her in mockery, "Bride of Christ, send me some fruits from your bridegroom's garden."
Before she was executed, she sent him, by a six-year-old boy who is thought to have been an angel, her headress which had the fragrance of roses and fruits.
Seeing this gift, and the miraculous messenger who brought them, Theophilus converted, and was martyred himself.
This story has been variously enlarged through the years.
In some places, trees are blessed on her feast day because of her connection with a blooming, fruitful miracle.
- Died
- martyred 6 February 311 at Caesarea, Cappodocia during the persecution of Diocletian
- Name Meaning
- gift of God (greek)
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Patronage
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brewers
brides
florists
gardeners
midwives
newlyweds
Pescia, Italy
- Representation
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crown of flowers
crown of roses
crowned with flowers and surrounded by stars as she kneels before the executioner
crowned with palm and flower basket, surrounded by stars
crowned, carrying a flower basket
in an orchard with the Christ-child in an apple tree
leading the Christ-child by the hand
maiden carrying a basket of fruit and flowers, especially roses
roses
veiled with flowers in her lap
veiled, holding apples from heaven on a branch
with a basket of fruit and the Christ-child riding a hobby horse
with an angel and wreath of flowers
with an angel carrying a basket of flowers
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- Additional Information
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For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Google Directory
New Catholic Dictionary
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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