Saint Chelidonia | |
Death Date: | 1152 |
Feast Day: | 13 October |
Venerated In: | Roman Catholic Church |
Birth Place: | Ciculum, Abruzzi, Italy |
Death Place: | Subiaco, Italy |
Patronage: | Subiaco, Italy |
Major Shrine: | Church of St. Scholastica Subiaco, Italy |
Chelidonia was a Benedictine hermitess. She was born in Ciculum, Italy, and became a recluse in the mountains near Subiaco, choosing a home, as a hermitess, in a cave now called Marra Ferogna. Chelidonia later received her habit from Cardinal Cuno of Frascati.[1]