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 and Rogatus, from the great clan of the noble Furii Camilli.
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Religious profession of Saint Paula, 16th century. Painting of Frei Carlos in National Museum of Ancient Art, Lisbon, Portugal.
Saint Paula with her nuns, 17th century. Painting of André Reinoso in Monastery of the Hieronymites, Lisbon, Portugal.
Saint Jerome with Saint Paula and Saint Eustochium (painting of Francisco de Zurbarán at National Gallery of Art in Washington)
Saint Jerome together with his disciples Saint Paula and Saint Eustochium (painting of Jan Hovaert at the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene in Genoa)
Passage of Saint Paula, mid-17th century, by André Reinoso (currently in the Monastery of the Hieronymites in Lisbon, Portugal)In their orbit 2
About this person
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 and Rogatus, from the great clan of the noble Furii Camilli. At the age of 16, Paula was married to the nobleman Toxotius, with whom she had four daughters, Saint Blaesilla, Paulina, Saint Eustochium, and Rufina. She also had a boy, also named Toxotius. She was a disciple of Saint Jerome, Doctor of the Church, and was one of the first abbesses of a convent of nuns.
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