Quiteria
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Quiteria (Spanish: Quiteria; Catalan: Quitèria; Occitan: Quiteira; French: Quitterie; Portuguese: Quitéria) was a second-century virgin martyr and saint about whom nothing is certain except her name and her cult. She appears in the Roman Martyrology, but not in any other ancient calendars (such as the Martyrologium Hieronymianum).
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Quiteria | |
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Virgin and martyr | |
Born | 2nd Century Braga, Lusitania (now Portugal) |
Died | 2nd century traditionally Aire-sur-l'Adour |
Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church[1] |
Canonized | 1716 by Pope Clement XI |
Major shrine | Aire-sur-l'Adour Kuthenkuly |
Feast | 22 May |
Attributes | palm of martyrdom; depicted with a dog on a lead; depicted with her head in her hands, emerging from the sea. |
Patronage | against rabies;[2] Higueruela, Meca (Alenquer), Kuthenkuly |
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