Palatias and Laurentia

Palatias and Laurentia (Italian: Sante Palazia e Laurenzia, Lorenza) (died 302 AD) are martyrs venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. According to tradition, Palatias or Palatia was an aristocratic Roman woman who was converted to Christianity by her nurse or slave Laurentia. They were executed for being Christians at Ferma, in present-day Italy, during the reign of Diocletian. Guercino's La Santa Palazia is preserved in the Pinacoteca Civica Francesco Podesti, in Ancona.

Palatias and Laurentia

Palatias and Laurentia (Italian: Sante Palazia e Laurenzia, Lorenza) (died 302 AD) are martyrs venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. According to tradition, Palatias or Palatia was an aristocratic Roman woman who was converted to Christianity by her nurse or slave Laurentia. They were executed for being Christians at Ferma, in present-day Italy, during the reign of Diocletian. Guercino's La Santa Palazia is preserved in the Pinacoteca Civica Francesco Podesti, in Ancona.