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142 142 ST. CALLODATA to marry him to their daughter. Cal- listhene then confided her story to them, and she seems to have remained with them until she heard of the death of Mazimianus. The same year an edict was published in fayour of the Chris- tians, and Licinius succeeded to the power and dignities of his colleague and rival. Callisthene applied to Constantia, the Christian empress, who received her into her house, placed her children under her care, and persuaded Licinius to restore the property of Audactus to his daughter. She next obtained permission to remove her father's body from the place of his martyrdom to Ephesus, where she lived righteously, and died in peace. The father and daughter are honoured together. Mendogy of Basil. AA,SS. Smith and Wace. Mas Latrie. St. Callodata, Calodata. SS. Caliwen and Gweniyl, Nov. 1. ^th century. Commemorated at Defynog and Llanddewi Brefe. Descendants of Brychan. See Almheda. Baring-Qould. Bees. St. Calodota, or Callodata, Sept. 6. H. c. 250, at Alexandria, with Thecla, Andbopelagia, and several others. Wife of one Cyrus. AA,SS, St. Calonica^ May 19, M. Buried in the catacomb of Calixtus, Via Appia, Borne. AA,S& St. Calpumia (l), June 2. One of the 227 Boman martyrs commemorated together in the Mariyrology of St Jerome, AA.SS, St. Calpurnia (2;, commonly called BOKANA OF ToDi. St. Calricia, May (Cahica, Cakicia, CIabisia, (2)), M. at Milan, supposed under Maximian. AA,SS. St. Cama, Juno 4, M. in Cilicia, or Sicily. AA.SS. St. Camela, Sept. lO (Camelia, Ca- mella, Camilla ), V. Specially honoured at Toulouse, and in the diocese of Mire- poix, in Aquitaine, where a church and village bear her name. Supposed to have been martyred by the Albigeois heretics, or to have lived earlier than that time — perhaps 8th or 9th century. Stilting, in AA.SS. Mas Latrie. Guerin calls her Camilla or Cabulie, a Cister- cian at Carcasonne. St. Camilla (l), March 3, V. + 437. Disciple of St. Germanus. SS. Camilla, Maonentia, Palladia, Maxima, and PoRCABLA accompanied the body of their master on its journey from Bavenna to Auxerre, in France ; but, overcome by the fatigues aud difficulties of the way, Camilla, Magnentia, and Palladia died, at different places, before its arrival at Auxerre. Palladia's death took place at Ste. Palaye, so called in her honour. Camilla was buried at Ecoulives. Her body and that of Palladia were burned by the Calvinists. Maxima built a church over the tomb of St. Grermanus, and was buried there herself. Porcaria was buried in another church dedicated in her honour, about nine miles from the town. It is uncertain whether these four saints were sisters or only fellow- disciples. Camilla is mentioned with St. Germanus in the Viola Sanctorum, and in a MS. Life of St Magnentia, quoted in AA.SS. St. Camilla (2), Camela. B. Camilla (3), Lucy Bartolini Bu- CELLAI. St. Camilla (4), Baptista Varaki. B. Camilla- Pia, March 31, O.S.F. Founder, in 1504, of a convent of Claris- san nuns at Carpi, near Modena, in Italy. P.B. St. Camiona, or Canniona, one of the twelve companions of St. Benedicta (7). Honoured at Le Mensil-Saint- Laurent, near Origny. St. Candedia, May 10, M. at Tarsus, in Cilicia. AA.SS, St. Candia, Candida (11). St. Candida (l) the Elder, Sept. 8. 1st century. Patron of Naples. When St. Peter, the apostle, was on his way to Bome, after he had founded the Church iu Antioch, ho passed through Naples, where he was kindly received by an old widow named Candida. When he spoke to her of the Christian faith, she said she would believe in his God if he could cure her of excessive pains in her head, from which she had suffered for many years. He cured her and instructed and baptized her. She then besought his aid for a good old man who was helpless and suffering much from a grievous disease. St. Peter gave her his staff, and