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318 318 ST. FIRMINA centnry. Y. in Scotland or Ireland. ThelSuandistB regard her as identical with St. Fincana, Oct. 13, and sister of St. Findoca, or Fbudocha. They say it is poBsihle that all these names belong to one person. AA.SS, Forbes, Scottish KcUendars, St Firmina (1), Nov. 24, V. M. c. 303. Patron of Amelia, in Italy, and of Civita Yecchia. She was a member of one of the principal families of Bome. At the age of fifteen she left her home and went to Civita Yecchia, where Christian convicts broke stones and prepared blocks to embellish the imperial city. For some time she ministered to these sufferers for the faith, then travelled through great part of Italy, preaching and work- ing miracles. At twenty she was in- volved in the great persecution under Diocletian. Being accused before Olym- piades, she converted him to Christianity, and was kept in prison until a new judge, who succeeded him, subjected her to many tortures, and finally had her suspended by her hair to a beam and burnt with Iskmps until she died. Olym- piades was put to death on the rack, and is honoured a week after her, Dec. 1. It,M, Jacobilli, Sanii dell Umhria, iiL 95. Edwardes, Sardinia, Ven. Firmina (2) Caesia, June 7, Dec. 19. +loQ7. A nun in the convent of St. Clara, at Nami. Of undoubted sanctity and undeniable miracles. Her Life was written by Sister Cherubina Hernia. Her body was found fresh in 1612, which re-awakened the veneration of the people. Jacobilli givea her Life, Dec. 19. Her canonization was not decided at the time Papebroch wrote. AA,SS., June 7, Prseter. St. Fista, Nov. 16, M. at Antioch. Stadler. St. Fivea, or Thibea, Sclavonian for Barbea. St. Flabodia, also called Flavibe, Flazue, and Flavue. Patron of a church in Bretagne. Cahier. Guerin. St. Flaccilla, Sept. 14, 385 (Pla- (jella, Placidia, Placilla). Empress. iElia Flacilla Augusta was the first wife of Theodosius the Great. Mother of the emperors Arcadius and Honorius. She was bom in Spain, and was probably the daughter of Antonius, prefect of Ghiul. She was married to Theodosius before he became emperor; he was devotedly attached to her. She set an example of every virtue. The poor needed no recommendation to her but their miseries. Without guards or atten- dants she passed whole days amongst them, especially in the hospitals, where she waited on the sick, and rendered them the humblest services with her own hands. She used to say, ^' What I give them in alms is from the emperor, the gold and silver are his ; all J can give is the service of my hands, due to Him who has given us the empire and the poor." She visited the prisoners and made interest for their release. She had a daughter Pulcheria, very beautiful, amiable, and in every way promising, who idied a few months or weeks before her. St. Gregory, of Nyssa, pronounced the funeral orations of both. The holy empress died at Scotumin (now unknown), in Thrace, where she went to take mineral waters. She was mourned by all the people. They had found her a strong supporter of all the virtues of Theodosius. St. Jerome speaks in praise of her good qualities. She is honoured by the Greek Church on Sept. 14, which is supposed to be the day of her death. Lebeau, Bas Empire, iv. 310. Ferrarius. St. Flamina (l), or Flaminia, May 2, Y. M., called also, in French, Cliamine, or Flammb. AA.SS, F,M, St. Flamina (2). Aug. 3, M. of virginity. Her brothers, Peregrinus, Machorat, and Yiventian, were martyred with her, in her defence, at Auvergne. F.M. St. Flamme, Flamina. St. Flavia (i) Domitilla, May 7 and 12. (See Domitilla.) B.M. St. Flavia (2), June 3, Koman martyr. St. Flavia (3), June 2. One of 227 Boman martyrs commemorated in St. Jerome* 8 Martyrdlogy, St. Flavia (4), May 7, M. in Africa. AA.SS, St. Flavia (5), Feb. 2, M. at Nice- media with St. Antiga and others. AA.SS,