Augusta of Treviso
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Saint Augusta of Treviso, also known as Augusta of Ceneda, Augusta of Tarvisium, or Augusta of Serravalle, is venerated as a virgin martyr
.
Her Acts were written in the 16th century by Minuccio de' Minucci di Serravalle, who was secretary to Pope Clement VIII
and Protonotary apostolic
. According to her legendary Acts, Augusta was the daughter of Matrucus, pagan chief of the Alemanni. Matrucus had conquered the Friuli
ans, who had been Christianized, and ruled over them.
Augusta converted to Christianity
secretly. Her father had sent spies to watch over her, and one day, when he discovered her praying, he imprisoned her, and then knocked out all of her teeth. Her enraged father then tortured and decapitated her with his sword at Serravalle, a district of the present-day Vittorio Veneto
, around 100 AD. Some sources state that her death took place in the 5th century.
De' Minucci's Acts were included in a volume entitled De probatis sanctorum historiis, a hagiographic study by the 16th century German scholar Laurentius Surius
(Lorenz Sauer, Laurence Suhr, Lorenzo Surio), and were published at Cologne
. Her name is listed in Ferrarius’ Catalogue of Saints, but not in the Roman Martyrology. August 1 was the day in which the translation
of her relics was celebrated, and August 22 the invention (discovery) of her relics, but the main feast day is March 27.
Augusta’s relics are said to have been found a few years after her death on the hill called Santa Augusta after her, which overlooks Serravalle. A church dedicated to her was built in the fifth century.
Martyr
A martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce, or accept, a belief or cause, usually religious.-Meaning:...
.
Her Acts were written in the 16th century by Minuccio de' Minucci di Serravalle, who was secretary to Pope Clement VIII
Pope Clement VIII
Pope Clement VIII , born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was Pope from 30 January 1592 to 3 March 1605.-Cardinal:...
and Protonotary apostolic
Protonotary apostolic
In the Roman Catholic Church, protonotary apostolic is the title for a member of the highest non-episcopal college of prelates in the Roman Curia or, outside of Rome, an honorary prelate on whom the pope has conferred this title and its special privileges.-History:In later antiquity there were in...
. According to her legendary Acts, Augusta was the daughter of Matrucus, pagan chief of the Alemanni. Matrucus had conquered the Friuli
Friuli
Friuli is an area of northeastern Italy with its own particular cultural and historical identity. It comprises the major part of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, i.e. the province of Udine, Pordenone, Gorizia, excluding Trieste...
ans, who had been Christianized, and ruled over them.
Augusta converted to Christianity
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
secretly. Her father had sent spies to watch over her, and one day, when he discovered her praying, he imprisoned her, and then knocked out all of her teeth. Her enraged father then tortured and decapitated her with his sword at Serravalle, a district of the present-day Vittorio Veneto
Vittorio Veneto
Vittorio Veneto is a city and comune situated in the Province of Treviso, in the region of Veneto, Italy, in the northeast of the Italian peninsula, between the Piave and the Livenza rivers.-Geography:...
, around 100 AD. Some sources state that her death took place in the 5th century.
Veneration
.De' Minucci's Acts were included in a volume entitled De probatis sanctorum historiis, a hagiographic study by the 16th century German scholar Laurentius Surius
Laurentius Surius
Laurentius Surius, translating to Lorenz Sauer, was a German Carthusian hagiologist and church historian.-Biography:...
(Lorenz Sauer, Laurence Suhr, Lorenzo Surio), and were published at Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
. Her name is listed in Ferrarius’ Catalogue of Saints, but not in the Roman Martyrology. August 1 was the day in which the translation
Translation (relics)
In Christianity, the translation of relics is the removal of holy objects from one locality to another ; usually only the movement of the remains of the saint's body would be treated so formally, with secondary relics such as items of clothing treated with less ceremony...
of her relics was celebrated, and August 22 the invention (discovery) of her relics, but the main feast day is March 27.
Augusta’s relics are said to have been found a few years after her death on the hill called Santa Augusta after her, which overlooks Serravalle. A church dedicated to her was built in the fifth century.