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May 31

Petronilla (1st century)

Secular

She is represented with a broom because it is believed that she worked for San Pedro.

Biography

Thus she paid her debt of gratitude to the one who had converted her and whose spiritual daughter she was. She was, consequently, considered his firstborn, even above his legitimate daughters. There is an inscription with his name in the cemetery of Flavia Domitilla which proves that he suffered martyrdom in Rome at the end of the 1st century.

Practical advice

Today, in the presence of God, calmly defend a truth that others prefer to keep silent about and end with a brief thanksgiving.

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