Saint Chelidonia
Also known as
- Celidona
- Quelidona
Profile
Hermitess in a cave near Tivoli, Italy. Benedictine nun at Saint Scholastica Abbey, but lived for 60 years more as a hermitess than in community.
Born
- 1138 of natural causes
- many, including Pope Eugenius III, saw her soul ascend to heaven
- interred in the Church of Saint Scholastic in Subiaco, Italy
MLA Citation
- “Saint Chelidonia“. CatholicSaints.Info. 28 May 2022. Web. 28 April 2024. <>