According to the legend of Agnes of Rome, Emerentiana was her foster sister.[1] Agnes was a rich Roman heiress who was martyred after refusing an engagement due to her Christian religion. Emerentiana's mother was the wet nurse and nanny of Agnes.[2]
A few days after Agnes' death, Emerentiana, who was a catechumen still learning about Christianity before being officially baptised, went to the tomb to pray and was suddenly attacked by the pagans. Having professed her faith and acknowledged her relationship to Agnes, she was stoned to death by the crowd. In this way, she can be considered to have undergone a baptism of desire, or a baptism of blood, according to the tenets of the Catholic Church.[1]
Emerentiana with stones in her lap
Veneration
There was a real Roman martyr named Emerentiana, whose cultus is very ancient, as attested by the martyrologies of Jerome, Bede, and others, but not even the date of her death is known.[3] Her feast day is 23 January.[1] Formerly, in the martyrology of Jerome, her feast was commemorated on 16 September.[1] Her cult has been confined to local calendars since 1969.[4]
She is represented as a young girl who either has stones in her lap and lilies in her hand,[2] or as being stoned to death by a mob. Her tomb is in the church of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura in Rome.[5] An altar dedicated to her with a marble relief by Ercole Ferrata depicting her martyrdom is in Sant'Agnese in Agone.[6]
Emerentiana had a tiny cameo role in Cardinal Nicholas Wiseman's novel, Fabiola, where she is seen mourning for Agnes right after the latter's martyrdom.
emerentiana, italian, emerenziana, roman, virgin, martyr, lived, around, start, century, feast, january, saint, likeness, royal, gold, cupvirgin, martyrdiedcirca, 304rome, roman, empirevenerated, incatholic, churcheastern, orthodoxy, including, antiochian, ort. Emerentiana Italian Emerenziana was a Roman virgin and martyr who lived around the start of the 4th century Her feast day is 23 January SaintEmerentianaEmerentiana s likeness on the Royal Gold CupVirgin and martyrDiedcirca 304Rome Roman EmpireVenerated inCatholic ChurchEastern Orthodoxy including Antiochian Orthodox ChurchCanonizedPre CongregationMajor shrineBasilica of Sant Agnese fuori le mura Rome ItalyFeast23 JanuaryAttributesyoung woman with stones in her lap and lilies in her hand young lady being stoned to deathPatronagestomach problems Contents 1 Legend 2 Veneration 3 Popular culture 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksLegend EditAccording to the legend of Agnes of Rome Emerentiana was her foster sister 1 Agnes was a rich Roman heiress who was martyred after refusing an engagement due to her Christian religion Emerentiana s mother was the wet nurse and nanny of Agnes 2 A few days after Agnes death Emerentiana who was a catechumen still learning about Christianity before being officially baptised went to the tomb to pray and was suddenly attacked by the pagans Having professed her faith and acknowledged her relationship to Agnes she was stoned to death by the crowd In this way she can be considered to have undergone a baptism of desire or a baptism of blood according to the tenets of the Catholic Church 1 Emerentiana with stones in her lapVeneration EditThere was a real Roman martyr named Emerentiana whose cultus is very ancient as attested by the martyrologies of Jerome Bede and others but not even the date of her death is known 3 Her feast day is 23 January 1 Formerly in the martyrology of Jerome her feast was commemorated on 16 September 1 Her cult has been confined to local calendars since 1969 4 She is represented as a young girl who either has stones in her lap and lilies in her hand 2 or as being stoned to death by a mob Her tomb is in the church of Sant Agnese fuori le mura in Rome 5 An altar dedicated to her with a marble relief by Ercole Ferrata depicting her martyrdom is in Sant Agnese in Agone 6 She is invoked against colic and stomach ache 3 Popular culture EditEmerentiana had a tiny cameo role in Cardinal Nicholas Wiseman s novel Fabiola where she is seen mourning for Agnes right after the latter s martyrdom See also EditCalendar of saints January 23 Eastern Orthodox liturgics Roman MartyrologyReferences Edit a b c d Kirsch Johann Peter St Emerentiana The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol 5 New York Robert Appleton Company 1909 4 December 2015 a b St Emerentiana of Rome Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America a b S Emerentiana Virgin Martyr The Brighton Oratory St Emerentiana The British Museum David Farmer Oxford Dictionary of Saints Oxford University Press 1996 p157 Altar dedicated to Saint Emerentiana Sant Agnese in AgoneExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint Emerentiana Patron saint indexPortals Saints Biography Catholicism Italy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Emerentiana amp oldid 1147997117, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
