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174 174 ST. CHELINDRA her hermitage. People used to send her food, and when they neglected her she was fed hy ravens, like Elijah. Many persons resorted to her to be cured of divers diseases. At. the hour of her •death, a great light appeared around the place, so that people thought there was a frightful conflagration, and some feared the convent was on fire. Bncelinus says she was born at Cellis, in Calabria ; he calls her Claridonia, abbess of Subiaco. There is a fresco of her in the monas- tery ; on the dress is a curious inscrip- tion, scratched apparently by a chaplain of Pope Pius 11. (1458-1404), when he was celebrating Mass there. B.M. AA^S. Hare, Cities of Italy, p. 43. Bucelinus, Men. Ben, St. Chelindra, or Quklindbis, V. M. Pormerly honoured at Utrecht. Guerin. St. Chendechildis, Tueodechild. St. Chera, Cera. St. Chtritj Pqlchebia. St. Chiara (l), Italian for Clara. St. Chiara (2), Cera. B. Chiaretta. (5ccIlluminata(2).) St. Chier, Cera. St. Childechinda, Childechindis, or €hilderada. "1^ 583. Daughter of •Chilperic I. by his first wife, 8t. Audo- vera. Banished in her infancy, with her mother, to the monastery of Le Mans, where she spent nine years very piously, and was put to the sword by order of the wicked Queen Fredegund. Her murder is supposed to have procured her the crown of martyrdom. The snow of her innocence, adorned with the blood of her martyrdom, was more glorious than the purple robes of royalty. Buce- linus, Men. Ben. "Wion, Lignum Vitse, lib. iv. cap. 28. St. Childemara, Hildemab. St. Childerada, Childechinda. St. Childomerga, Hildemar. St. Chilsuinta, Galsuintha. St. Chimoia, Fob. ."i, M. in Japan. AA.SS. St. Chinedrithae, Kynedride. St. Chinesdre, Kynedride. St. Chinreacha Dercain, V. Abbess. Mentioned in Life of St. It a. Identified with Kairecha, called also Dercain. Erroneously identified with Eunera. OTEanlon. St. Chionia, sister of Agape (3) and Irene. St. Chlodsendis, Glodesind. Chlotichilda, Clotilda (1 ). St. Chonta, Quinta. St. Choticlia, Cotilia. St Chottia, Cotilia. St. Chreme, Carissima. St. Chresta, Christa. St. Chrischona. (See Cunigind ). ) St. Christa (1). (See Callista ( l). ) St. Christa (2), CHRi.BTA,or Crasta, June 4. M. in Cilicia, or Sioilia, i.e. Sicily. AA^SS. St. Christeia, Christie. St. Christes, V. Daughter of St. Thermantia (q.v.), St. Christeta, M. (See Sarina and Christeta.) St. Christiana (i). (See Chariessa. ) St Christiana (2), Feb. <J, M. AA.SS. St Christiana (3;, Dec. 15 (Chris- tiana - Ancilla, Christiana - Escrava, Christiaka-Captiva, etc. ). 4th century. A Christian captive who converted the Iberians. B.M. Butler. She seems to be more generally called Nino. St Christiana (4). B.M. Ruma. St Christiana (5), or Chrischona. (See CiTNEouND (1).) B. Christiana (0)» Orinoa. St. Christiancie, companion of St. Ursula. Baillet. St. Christicola, June li», V. M. Companion of St. Ursula. Her frt*' held at Prague this day. AA.SS. Brseter. St. Christie, or Chribteia, honoured in the diocese of Auch. P.B. St Christina d), July 24, V. M. c. 302. Patron of Torcello in Venice, the Venetian States, Bolsona, Paternio, of children at Orleans. Kepresented ( 1 ) holding arrows or a book and an arrow, — a square furnace with flames coining out of it stands near her, in the distance a tower on a hill, sepa- rated from her by a lake; (2) tied to a pillar and shot mth arrows ; ( 3 ) a mill- stone by her side ; (4 ) with serpents. Christina was so called after her con- version to Christianity ; her former name is unknown. She was the daughter of Urbanus, a Eoman patrician, governor