March 6 - Saint Rose of Viterbo

Saint Rose of Viterbo
Virgin

Born at Viterbo, Italy, in 1235, Rose had a vision when still a child and was very young when she entered the Franciscan tertiaries. At age ten, having been healed of an illness, she began preaching in the streets of Viterbo against the emperor Fredrick II, enemy of the pope. Deemed dangerous, she was exciled from the city, returning only after the emperor's death. She herself died at age eighteen, consumed by the tireless exercise of charity. Her cult began immediatley after her death. Her relics were translated to the church of Santa Maria della Rosa on September 4, an event that is still celebrated with a procession. She is depicted in the robe of a tertiary, and her attributes are roses and lilies.

PROTECTOR: Since 1922, Rose has been the protector of the young female members of Catholic Action.
NAME: Rose is from the Latin and indicates the flower.

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