Saint Fabiola
- Memorial
- 27 December
- Profile
- Roman patrician class.
Divorced from her first marriage after being abused by her adulterous husband.
Widowed in second marriage.
Friend of Saint Jerome, Saint Paula, and Saint Pammachius.
Founded the first hospital in the west.
Built a hospice in Porto for the area poor and sick pilgrims.
After doing penance for her divorce, she re-entered communion with the Church by dispensation of Pope Saint Siricus.
Wanted to live as a hermit in Jerusalem, but never managed it.
- Born
- 4th century in Rome
- Died
- 399 of natural causes
- Patronage
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difficult marriages
divorced people
victims of abuse
victims of adultery
victims of unfaithfulness
widows
- Additional Information
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Encyclopedia, by J P Kirsch
Catholic Online
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Google Directory
New Catholic Dictionary
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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