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130 130 ST. PACTA autborized, but she is called Blessed in the Order of St. Francis. AA,8S. Mas Latrie. St. Pacta, March 13, M. at Nico- media with others. AA.SS. Mas Latrie. St. Pagata, Pigata, or Pacata, April 29. M. at Nicomedia in Bithynia. AA.S8. St. Palatias or Pallayb, Oct. 8. V. M. end of 3rd or beginning of 4th cen- tury. Her father kept her in a tower with St. Laurentia as her attendant. As he heard from her servants that she neglected the images of the gods, he beat and imprisoned her. She was then con- demned to die by fire ; bnt it destroyed her tormentors and left her unhnrt. Thrown into the sea at Ancona, with a stone tied to her neck, she was saved by angels. Again she was taken by her enemies as she walked on the water, and sent into exile with Laurentia. Their ship was cast ashore at CentumcellsB, and they were sent by Promo tns, the proconsul, to Diocletian, who ordered them to be banished to Fermo: they then prayed that their troubles might cease. Accord- dingly they died, and their bodies rest at Ancona, of which they are patrons. AA.SS. B.M. Gu6rin. St. Palaye or Pallaye, sometimes Palladia, sometimes Palatias, some- times Pelagia. St. Palladia (1), Pallada, or Palaye, May 24, M. in the time of Diocletian. Commemorated with SS. Susanna (10) and Marclana (4). St. Palladia (2). (See Camilla (1).) St. Palma. A name erroneously given to St. Dominica (1) of Tropea. St. Pamphila, Oct. 24, M. 250. Mother of St. Serapion or Cerbonius. The Christians of Florence, finding themselves persecuted in that city, resolved to flee to another, especially as there were many women and children amongst them ; they therefore removed to Faenza. St. Crescius, their pastor, at their earnest request, fled with them. On the way they rested at the house of Pamphila, a widow, whose son Serapion was very ill and at the point of death. A number of friends were assembled to comfort her and mourn with her. Pamphila, though still a heathen, re- ceived the strangers kindly, and St. Crescius cured her son, and changed his name from Serapion to Cerbonius. Pamphila and all her guests were converted. The danger of the whole party was increased by the accession to their number of some well-known persons. Crescius foreseeing his own martyrdom, told Cerbonius to hide from the perse- cutors, that he might succeed him in the care of the flock. Cerbonius ful- filled the last commands of his teacher by increasing the number of the little band of Christians. The Emperor soon heard of him and sent to take him and his companions ; they were offered their safety, on condition of renouncing their faith; but as they remained steadfietst, they were buried alive in a pit at Yal- cava; St. Pamphila amongst the rest AA,SS. B. Panacea, May l, or the first Friday in May. V. + 1383. Daughter of Lorenzo, a peasant of Agamio near Novara. Eepresented with a distaff sticking in a wound in her head, and sometimes with her step-mother beating her. She was unkindly treated by her step-mother, who sent her to keep sheep and cattle and always demanded of her more work than she was able to perform, and beat her cruelly if she did not finish her task. In the hills where she fed her flocks there was a church of St. John the Baptist, where she spent much time daily in prayer. At last, when she was fifteen, one evening as she was returning home with the cattle and carrying a bundle of sticks, on coming to the place where she was wont to pray, she was taken with the enthusiasm of prayer and stayed there so long that tibe beasts returned to their stable alone. The step- mother was angry, and with her distaff in her hand, she went to see what had become of Panacea ; she went to the field and finding the girl absorbed in prayer, she struck her so violently on the head with, it as to kill her. When Lorenzo heard what had happened, he ran to the place and found a faggot burning beside his murdered daughter. He could neither extinguish the fire nor