Praxedes
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Praxedes, called "a Roman maiden", was a saint and virgin who lived in the Roman Empire during the 2nd century. Along with her sister, Pudentiana, she provided for the poor and gave care and comfort t
Saint Praxedis. Johannes Vermeer (ca. 1655).
Mosaic from Santa Prassede
Saints Praxedis and Pudenziana by Antiveduto Grammatica
Novatus
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Novatus is an early Christian saint. His feast day is 20 June.
Praxedes
…convert of Peter, mentioned in the New Testament by Paul in 2 Timothy 4:21. She was the sister of Pudentiana. Sabine Baring-Gould, in the entry for Saint Novatus, states that Praxedes's brothers were Novatus and Timothy. After her father's conversion to Christianity, Praxedes's entire family became Christians…
St. Novatus by Bernardino Nocchi (1803), church of Santa Pudenziana, Rome, Italy