Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. XI, 1953 Saints & hagiography Saints

Tarsilla, Saint

TARSILLA, SANTA

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TARSILLA, Saint. - Aunt of St. Gregory the Great, to whom we owe the few facts that are known. She is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on December 24.

Having consecrated herself to God together with her sisters Emiliana (v.) and Gordiana, she lived in continual penance and prayer, so much so that she bore the marks of it on her knees and elbows. When she was near death, Pope Felix III, her relative, appeared to her, foretelling her imminent end, which occurred shortly before Christmas, accompanied by supernatural signs. A few days later Tarsilla appeared to her sister Emiliana, announcing that they would celebrate the feast of the Epiphany together; indeed, shortly afterward Emiliana also died.

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BIBL.: St. Gregory the Great, Homiliae in Evang., II, 38; PL. 77, 348; id., Dialoghi, IV, 16; Martyr. Romanum, p. 500.

Agostino Amore

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XI (1953), col. 1777.

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Amore, Agostino. “Tarsilla, santa.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XI, col. 1777. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953. https://azioneromana.com/article/tarsilla-santa.

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Amore, Agostino. “Tarsilla, santa.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XI, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953, col. 1777. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/tarsilla-santa.

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@incollection{ec11_tarsilla_santa,
  author    = {Amore, Agostino},
  title     = {Tarsilla, santa},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {XI},
  pages     = {1777},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1953},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/tarsilla-santa}
}

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