Philomena

Her remains surfaced in Rome's Catacomb of Priscilla in May 1802, sealed behind tiles reading "Pax Tecum Filumena" — peace be with you, Philomena. That fragment and the bones were all that survived of a girl believed to have died around 304. Three years later the relics were moved to Mugnano del Cardinale, where they became a pilgrimage magnet. In 1835, the healing of Pauline Jaricot drew international attention, and John Vianney, the famed curé, deflected credit for his own reported miracles onto Philomena's intercession. Her feast gained regional approval in 1837, though Rome never elevated…