Sister of Saint Epiphanus. He convinced Odoacer, the German commander who deposed in 476 the last puppet emperor of the Western Roman Empire, to restore her to her convent in Pavia after he kidnapped her. Noted for her sanctity and the miracles which attended her. I assume she was a rare beauty also to attract the eye of Odoacer. A great novel is waiting to be written about this incident. She passed away in 500.
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Honorata of Pavia
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
The province of Pavia was my maternal grandfather’s home before he emigrated to New England with some compadres in his village – due to ww unrest there. He loved that home and somehow fashioned theirs after it.