Crescentia
angelic single tradition · 1
Crescentia was the wife of Modestus and nanny of Vitus. She fled with Vitus and Modestus to Lucania. She was later taken to Rome along with Vitus and Modestus, where they were tortured for their faith.
When
- First attested
- 400 CE
- Attested period
- 400 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Earliest testimony for veneration appears in the fifth century.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Svetovid, Saint Vitus
- consort of
- Modestus
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Sts. Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia".”
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