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Saint Caesarea of Otranto
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day: 15 May; 11 September in Santa Cesarea Terme, Italy; tradition says it’s the date she fled her father‘s house
Born: 14th century
Died: 14th century of natural causes
Canonized: Due to her reputation for holiness, a church was soon built at the cave of Caesareo; cultus known to have been in place in the 17th century; Franciscans were later given charge of over the church; church replaced in 1924; church became the home of a parish in 1954
Biography
Saint Caesarea of Otranto, venerated as a model of consecrated virginity, was born to the noble parents Louis and Lucrezia in the region of Otranto, Italy. Following the death of her mother, the young Caesarea, then a teenager,
Patron Saint Of
Porto Cesareo, Italy
Santa Cesarea Terme, Italy
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