Eurosia

Saint

Eurosia
Image of Saint Eurosia, whose hands have been cut off, Colle Umberto, Italy, 17th century.
Martyr
Born864
Died880 AD
Venerated inCatholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
CanonizedCultus confirmed in 1902 by Pope Leo XIII
Major shrineJaca
Feast25 June

Eurosia (or Orosia) is the patron saint of Jaca, a city in the province of Huesca of northeastern Spain, in the Pyrenees, the centre of her cult.

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