Sophia of Rome

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Saint Sophia of Rome was an early Christian martyr venerated by many churches. She is identified in hagiographical tradition with the figure of Sophia of Milan, the mother of Saints Faith, Hope and Charity (Ancient Greek: Pistis, Elpis and Agape, Latin: Fides, Spes, and Caritas), whose veneration is attested for the sixth century. The widespread hagiographical tradition (BHL 2966, also extant in Greek, Armenian and Georgian versions) places Sophia, the mother of Faith, Hope, and Charity, in the time of Hadrian (second century) and reports her dying by mourning for her martyred daughters. Furthermore, it is not only debated which hagiographical tradition is correct, but also whether this is based on a real story or on unreliable texts which created a myth that mirrored religious thought at the time. Her relics are said to have been translated to the convent at Eschau, Alsace in 778, and her cult spread to Germany from there. Acta Sanctorum reports that her feast day of 15 May is attested...

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