Chelidonia

Italian Roman Catholic saint

Saint Chelidonia
Illustration of Chelidonia
Born	Ciculum, Abruzzi, Italy
Died	1152 Subiaco, Italy
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Major shrine	Church of St. Scholastica Subiaco, Italy
Feast	13 October
Patronage	Subiaco, Italy

Chelidonia was a Benedictine hermitess. She was born in Ciculum, Italy, and became a recluse in the mountains near Subiaco, choosing a home, as a hermitess, in a cave now called Marra Ferogna. Chelidonia later received her habit from Cardinal Cuno of Frascati.^[1]