Feast May 22
Julia of Corsica
Martyr, patron of Corsica · Feast May 22
Biography
Julia of Corsica, also known as Julia of Carthage, and more rarely Julia of Nonza, was a virgin and martyr who is venerated as a saint. Her death occurred most probably in AD 439 or thereafter. She and Devota are the patron saints of Corsica in the Catholic Church. Julia was declared a patroness of Corsica by the church on 5 August 1809; Devota, on 14 March 1820. Both were martyred in pre-Christian Corsica under Roman rule. Julia's feast day is 23 May in the Western liturgical calendar and 16 July in the East.
Feast day
May 22
Patronage
- Corsica
- Livorno
- torture victims
- pathologies of the hands
- the feet
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
5
Feast day of month
22
