Sophia of Milan

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Sophia with her daughters
Byzantine icon of St. Sophia and her daughters

The story of St. Sophia of Milan (* Milan ; † between 117 and 138 in Rome ) is largely overlaid with legends, so that it is very difficult to reconstruct her story truthfully.

Life

Sophia was a wealthy widow who wanted nothing after the death of her husband more than to Rome, the martyrdom of suffering. So she and her three daughters Fides (faith), Spes (hope) and Caritas (charity) went to Rome , where their wish was granted. Her three daughters were executed by Emperor Hadrian after long torture, and Sophia herself died, possibly by beheading, after she had buried them.

Another tradition points to a martyr - Sophia of Rome  - during the persecution of Christians under Diocletian , whose feast day is May 15 (cf. Eisheilige , cold Sophie ).

Patroness

Today Sophia of Milan is the patron saint of widows and helper in need and distress. So-called Sophia masses were celebrated as early as the Middle Ages . Her feast day is in the Catholic Church of 1. August , in the Orthodox Church of the 17th.

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SURNAME Sophia of Milan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION early Christian martyr and saint
DATE OF BIRTH 1st century or 2nd century
PLACE OF BIRTH Milan
DATE OF DEATH between 117 and 138
Place of death Rome