Paula, Saint, 347-404
Person
Dates
- Existence: 347 May 5 - 406 January 26
Biographical note
A Roman lady of noble birth, she married a patrician, to whom she bore five children, among them Saint Eustochium and Saint Blaesilla. Left a widow when she was thirty-four, Paula embraced the religious life, and for twenty years presided over the sisterhood founded by her near Saint Jerome's monastery at Bethlehem, where she also established a hospital. Jerome became her spiritual director, and after her death her biographer.
(paraphrased from The Book of Saints : A Dictionary of Persons Canonized or Beatified by the Catholic Church. 5th edition. New York: Crowell, 1966.)
Alternate names
Paula of Rome
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Saint Paula, undated
File — Box 61, tray: 3, Item: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Small personal religious items including badges, bookmarks, commemorative coins, devotional wallets, jewelry, medals, money clips, key rings, ribbons, pins, and travel accessories. Some items were used during prayer, while others mark religious identity or commemorate particular religious events or awards. Many objects are inscribed with "I am a Catholic; in case of an accident kindly notify a priest." Quite a few of the badges are handmade.Objects containing relics, including...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
undated