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DEVOTA
01/27/2003

Memorial 27 January

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Martyred during the persecutions of Diocletian. Legend says that while her body was being conveyed home, a fierce storm blew up that threatened to sink the boat; a dove flew from her mouth, and the storm abated. The dove then guided the boat to Monaco, where the saint's remains were interred. Born
@ Corsican Died
martyred on the rack c.303; relics @ Riviera de Porenta, Monaco Patronage
Corsica, Monaco

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Devota of Corsica VM (AC)
Died c. 303; feast day formerly January 17. Saint Devota was a young Corsican martyred at Macinaggio by being racked to death during Diocletian's persecutions. Her remains are interred at the Riviera di Ponenta in Monaco. Some identify her with the martyr Julia, described as "Deo devota," whose description was mistakenly made into a proper name (Delaney, Farmer). In art, Saint Devota is a dead maiden in a boat on the sea with a dove flying ahead of it (Roeder). She is the patron of Monaco and Corsica (Roeder).


	back \| up \| next DEVOTA 01/27/2003 Memorial 27 January Profile Martyred during the persecutions of Diocletian. Legend says that while her body was being conveyed home, a fierce storm blew up that threatened to sink the boat; a dove flew from her mouth, and the storm abated. The dove then guided the boat to Monaco, where the saint's remains were interred. Born @ Corsican Died martyred on the rack c.303; relics @ Riviera de Porenta, Monaco Patronage Corsica, Monaco http://users.erols.com/saintpat/ss/0127.htm Devota of Corsica VM (AC) Died c. 303; feast day formerly January 17. Saint Devota was a young Corsican martyred at Macinaggio by being racked to death during Diocletian's persecutions. Her remains are interred at the Riviera di Ponenta in Monaco. Some identify her with the martyr Julia, described as "Deo devota," whose description was mistakenly made into a proper name (Delaney, Farmer). In art, Saint Devota is a dead maiden in a boat on the sea with a dove flying ahead of it (Roeder). She is the patron of Monaco and Corsica (Roeder).