medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> 1) Petronilla (?). P. (also Petronella) is a Roman martyr of the
> cemetery of Domitilla on the Via Ardeatina. Not mentioned in the
> _Depositio martyrum_ of the Chronographer of 364, she had a burial
> place behind the apse of the the underground basilica erected by pope
> St. Siricius (384-99) in honor of Sts. Nereus and Achilleus. A wall
> painting in that part of the church, discovered by De Rossi in the
> early 1870s, shows P., identified as a martyr, holding the hand of St.
> Veneranda: http://www.umilta.net/veneranda1.jpg
> http://membres.lycos.fr/siteimageedl/paleo/photos/49.jpg
> http://muvtor.btk.ppke.hu/etalon/316.jpg
Dear John,
A small point, perhaps, but I've never seen Veneranda described as a saint. Most accounts
I've read of this painting interpret Veneranda as the Christian woman who was buried here,
who hoped that St Petronilla would help her on the way to paradise. If Veneranda is also
considered a saint, do you have a reference for that?
Cheers,
Jim Bugslag
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