Saint Romana

Memorial: 23 February
Profile: Virgin hermitess in a cave along the river Tiber in Rome. Mentioned in one of the biographies of Pope Saint Sylvester. While such a saint may well have lived in the cave, the tales that grew up around her are likely pious fiction that was later mistaken for history.
Born: Roman citizen
Died: c.324 of natural causes
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
Translate: español | français | deutsch | italiano | português