St. Dorothy Ceramic Plaque

St. Dorothy Ceramic Plaque
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H x W: Manufacturer:	9 1/2" (24.1 cm) St. Andrew's Abbey Ceramics

General Description:

[died c. 300], is customarily pictured with a miraculous basket of fruit and flowers by which she overcame the skepticism of a lawyer, bringing him to the faith for which she was martyred. Her feast is February 6.

St. Dorothy

Feast Day:
Tridentine Calendar - 02/06

Patron Of: Newlyweds, Brewers, Brides, Florists, Gardeners, Midwives

Profile
    Apochryphal martyr whose story has been beautifully told, and was popular for many years. Having made a personal vow of virginity, she refused to marry, or to sacrifice to idols. Tried, tortured, and sentenced to death for her faith by the prefect Sapricius. The pagan lawyer Theophilus said to her in mockery, "Bride of Christ, send me some fruits from your bridegroom's garden." Before she was executed, she sent him, by a six-year-old boy who is thought to have been an angel, her headress which had the fragrance of roses and fruits. Seeing this gift, and the miraculous messenger who brought them, Theophilus converted, and was martyred himself. This story has been variously enlarged through the years. In some places, trees are blessed on her feast day because of her connection with a blooming, fruitful miracle.

Died
    martyred 6 February 311 at Caesarea, Cappodocia during the persecution of Diocletian

Canonized
    Pre-Congregation

All information used with permission of the Patron Saint Index.

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