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Also known as

• Priscilla
• Prisque

Memorial

• 18 January

Profile

Born to the imperial Roman nobility. Supported the Church in Rome, Italy. Martyr.

Died

• stabbed with a sword in 275 in Rome, Italy
• buried in the catacomb of Priscilla on the Via Salaria, Rome, Italy
• relics translated to the nearby church of Saint Prisca on the Aventine Hill, a church she may have helped found

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Representation

• young woman with a one or more lions, an eagle and a sword

MLA Citation

• “Saint Prisca of Rome“. CatholicSaints.Info. 16 July 2017. Web. 24 May 2018. <>