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437 ST. JFLIA 487 fellow-maptyp of St. LEONHiLA. Jonilla was oonveried by seeing the bodies of the three holy brothers remam unhart by the fire. She left her hnsband and two little children and became a Christian. She was taken by the heathen and hung up by her hair, and at last beheaded with her sister. AAJ3S, Natalis, Catalogue Sanctorum, St. Josepha, March 21, M. at Alex- andria. Mas Latrie. St. Jotte, Oda (4). Mas Latrie. St Jovilla, Jonilla. St. Jubitana, Feb. 24, M. at Nico- media, with a great many others, of whose names about 156 are given by Henschenins from the old martyrologies. AA,S8. St. Jucunda (1), Nov. 25, V. at Ehegium, in Emilia, a province of Italy. B.M. St Jucunda (2), Jnly 27, M. at Nicomedia. AA.SS. St. Jucunda (3), July 27, M. with SS. Julia and Felix, at Nola. B,M. SS. Judith (1), Ruth, and Hester, queens, Sept. 14, are commemorated this day in the Martyrology of Salisbury, but not in the Bomnn Martyrology. Euth is called queen and widow ; the former title is, no doubt, in honour of her being the grandmother of King David and direct ancestress of the Lord Jesus Christ. See the books called by their several names in the Old Testament and Apocrypha. St. Judith (2) or Juthid, May 6, M. at Milan, with many others, under Maximian. A A JSS, St Judith (3), JuTTA (3). St Judith (4), JuTTA (5). St. Juditta, JuTTA. St. Juette, IvETTA. St. Jui, Julia or Julitta. Cahicr. St Julia n), one of the martyrs of Lyons who died in prison. (See Blan- DINA.) St. Julia (2), one of the martyrs of Lyons beheaded, being a Boman citizen, instead of being killed by the beasts of the circus. (See Blandina.) St. Julia (3), June 4, one in a list of martyrs commemorated in several old martyrologies. The place of their death is so variously written as to leave it doubtful whether it was Nevers, Noyon, Nogent, or Nineveh. AA,SS. St Julia (4), May 8, M. at Con- stantinople with St. Acacius. (See Agatha (2).) AA.SS. SS. Julia (5-1 8). Besides the above there are, commemorated among the martyrs in the early persecutions, ^Ye Julias who suffered martyrdom at Kome, two at Nicomedia, two at Carthage, one at Ancyra, and three in uncertain places. There is also one among the supposed companions of St. Ursula. St Julia (10), Feb. 26, Dec. 10, V. M. at Merida. Companion of St. EuLALiA (1), and insisted on accompany- ing her to martyrdom. B.M,, Dec. 10. AA,SS., Feb. 26. SS. Julia (20) and Jucunda, July 27, honoured at Nola with St. Felix, the fifth of that name worshipped in this place. Their names are in the Eoman and sundry other martyrologies, and their memory has been in veneration from very early times at Nola in Campania. B.M. Andrea Ferraro, Cimiterio di Nola, p. 70. St Julia (21), July 21, V. of Troyes, M. about 275. A nun of the city of Troyes was carried captive by Claudius, a chief of barbarians. As she was very pretty, Claudius was going to promote her to be one of his wives, but she warned him that she was protected by an angel of the Lord, to whom she was espoused and who would take instant vengeance for any harm done to her. Claudius asked her the name of her husband, who seemed to bo a greater chief than himself, and able to protect her against him in his own territory. She said her Lord was Jesus Christ. Claudius had heard of the Christians, and as soon as he knew that she was one of them, he treated her with the greatest respect, and gave her an apartment where no one was allowed to enter, and he ordered the women-servants to obey her in all things. She was very grateful and spent her time in devotion. After a time Claudius was going to war and requested Julia to pray for his success. She bade him go in peace, and promised to pray for his safety until he came back. He gained a great victoc^