Saint Rosalia (1130–1166), also called
La Santuzza or
"The Little Saint", is the
patron saint of
Palermo, Italy,
El Hatillo,
Venezuela, and Zuata,
Anzoátegui, Venezuela.
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1 Legend2 Veneration3 In biology4 See also5 References6 External linksLegend
According to legend, Rosalia was born of a
Norman noble family that claimed descent from
Charlemagne. Devoutly religious, she retired to life as a
hermit in a cave on
Mount Pellegrino, where she died alone in 1166. Tradition says that …
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