medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
John Dillon wrote:
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> That's correct. She's widely venerated in mainland southern Italy and Sicily as Veneranda and/or Venera and in some places (e.g., Acireale, where she's the patron saint; also coastal Campania) has received legendary identification as a virgin martyr.
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> But this V. is not the V. of the Roman catacomb church.
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That could be one of those essential details . . . . . .
DW
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