Saint Fabiola
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Fabiola was a physician and Roman matron of rank of the company of noble Roman women who, under the influence of the Church Father Jerome, gave up all earthly pleasures and devoted herself to the prac
Copy of Henner's portrait of St. Fabiola.
Fabiola and Syra, 1859, by Amanda Fougère, painting inspired by Wiseman's novel
Paula of Rome
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Paula of Rome was an ancient Roman Christian saint and early Desert Mother. A member of one of the richest senatorial families which claimed descent from Agamemnon, Paula was the daughter of Blesilla
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…the needs of the church and the care of the poor and suffering. In 395 she went to Bethlehem, where she lived in the hospice of the convent directed by Paula of Rome and applied herself, under the direction of Jerome, with the greatest zeal to the study and contemplation of the scriptures and to ascetic exercises…
Saint Paula (or An Abbess). Painting of Juan de Valdés Leal (1622–1690) in Musée de Tessé, Le Mans, France.
The alms of Saint Paula of Rome, 17th century. Painting by Giuseppe Nuvolone
Religious profession of Saint Paula, 16th century. Painting of Frei Carlos in National Museum of Ancient Art, Lisbon, Portugal.
Saint Jerome with Saint Paula of Rome and Saint Eustochium (painting of Francisco de Zurbarán at National Gallery of Art in Washington)