Saint
Serena of Spoleto
A holy woman venerated at Spoleto in Italy, of around 400.
- Feast
- December 7old style December 20
- Reposed
- 4004th century
Life
Saint Serena of Spoleto was a widow of Spoleto in Italy, known from the legendary life of Saint Savinus, Bishop of Spoleto. She showed self-giving love toward her neighbor and deep reverence for her bishop; for this reason her commemoration falls on the same day as that of Savinus.
She suffered martyrdom in the persecution of Diocletian, around 291. In 970 Bishop Dietrich I took her relics to Metz in France, where they are venerated as at Spoleto; she is also especially honored at Tholey in Saarland. The commemoration falls on 7 December, but is also kept on 30 January, 3 July and 22 November. She should not be confused with the Saint Serena commemorated on 16 August, a historically uncertain figure. She is honored as a saint of the undivided Church.
Commemorated the same day December 7
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Aemilianus the PhysicianMartyr · Physician and confessor of AfricaDec 7
Nil of StolobnyVenerable · Founder of the Stolobny hermitageDec 7
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John the Faster of the Kiev CavesVenerable · Monk of the Kiev CavesDec 7- Mastridia of AlexandriaVenerableDec 7
Sergius GoloshchapovHieromartyr · ArchpriestDec 7- Gregory the HesychastVenerable · Hesychast monk of AthosDec 7
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