Asteria of Bergamo
Christian saint martyred in 307
Feast: 10 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Grata of Bergamo (early 4th century) is an Italian saint and martyr, and sister of Asteria of Bergamo. Her parents were Saint Lupo of Bergamo and Saint Adelaide, duke and duchess of Bergamo. According to hagiographer Agnes B.C. Dunbar, Grata's husband was "a great king in Germany". She did not become a Christian until after his death, when she converted her parents to Christianity and persuaded them to build the cathedral of Bergamo. She became known as a holy woman in Bergamo, "especially for her zeal in securing Christian burial for the bodies of martyrs". She built three churches and a hospital for the poor in Begamo. She and her sister Asteria buried the body of St.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Grata of Bergamo Saint Brother or sister“Grata of Bergamo (early 4th century) is an Italian saint and martyr, and sister of Asteria of Bergamo.” — Wikipedia
- Alexander of Rome Saint“Alexander of Rome, after Grata wrapped his head in a napkin.” — Wikipedia
- Roman Martyrology (1916 English translation), 10 August — 'At Bergamo, St. Asteria, virgin and martyr, in the persecution of the emperors Diocletian and Maximian' — 10 August, matching place, era (d. 307) and feast. Also in the Martyrology of the Order of Preachers for the same
- Wikidata Q97131859 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Asteria of Bergamo (CC BY-SA)
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