Julia of Corsica
Julia of Corsica (* in Carthage , today Tunisia ; † around 440 in Corsica , today France ) is a martyr and saint of the Catholic and Orthodox Churches . Her feast day in the Catholic Church is May 22nd , in the Orthodox Church it is July 16 .
According to tradition, after the invasion of the Vandals in Tunisia in 439 , the Christian Julia was sold as a slave to the pagan Syrian merchant Eusebius. When the slave ship landed with her in Corsica, a pagan festival was being celebrated. Julia declined to participate, which is why her hair was torn from her head. She was tortured and crucified. Legend has it that Julia's soul ascended to heaven in the form of a dove after the crucifixion .
On the island of Gorgona in the Ligurian Sea near Livorno , a pilgrimage to the place of execution of Juliet was made. The water from a nearby spring was valued by pilgrims as medicinal water. In 763 her relics were transferred to Brescia and were venerated by many pilgrims there.
Her attribute is the pigeon. Saint Julia is the patroness of victims of torture, the island of Corsica and the Italian cities of Brescia , Bergamo and Livorno .
The church of Ste-Eulalie-et-Ste-Julie d'Elne , Pyrénées-Orientales, Languedoc-Roussillon region, is dedicated to her.
literature
- Bernhard Kötting : Julia of Corsica. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 3, Bautz, Herzberg 1992, ISBN 3-88309-035-2 , Sp. 778.
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| SURNAME | Julia of Corsica |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Saint and Martyr of the Catholic and Orthodox Churches |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century or 5th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Carthage |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 440 |
| Place of death | Corsica |