Holy Domitille

Sainte Domitille lived at the 1st century. It belonged to a famous family, that of the Flaviens.

She was the wife of a consul, and mother of several children. Converted with Christianity by Saint Achilles and Holy Nérée, at the time of persecutions of Dioclétien, it was off-set with Ponza with a whole group of Christians, and was martyrisée there.

Its festival is the May 7th .

Representation - iconography

Domitille was painted by Pierre Paul Rubens:

  • In company of Nérée and Achilles (below)
  • In company of Holy Maur and Gregoire Ier in 1606 (Germäldegalerie - Berlin)

Sources

  • the little book of the saints - Rosa Giorgi - Larousse - 2006 - ISBN 2-03-582665-9

See too

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