Julia of Corsica

Julia of Corsica (* in Carthage, Tunisia today, † 440 in Corsica, France today ) is a martyr and saint of the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. Your Memorial Day in the Catholic Church is 22 May, in the Orthodox Church it is the 16th July.

According to tradition, the Christian Julia was sold after the invasion of the Vandals in Tunisia in 439 as a slave to the pagan Syrian businessman Eusebius. When the slave ship landed with her on Corsica, a pagan festival was celebrated straight. Julia refused to take part, which is why her hair was torn from her head. She was tortured and crucified. According to legend Julia's soul rose after the crucifixion in the form of a dove to heaven.

On the island of Gorgona in the Ligurian Sea at Livorno on a pilgrimage came to the place of execution Juliet. The water of a nearby source was estimated by the pilgrims as a healing water. In 763 her relics were transferred to Brescia and there adored by many pilgrims.

Your attribute is the dove. The Holy Julia is the patroness of victims of torture, the island of Corsica and the Italian cities of Brescia, Bergamo and Livorno.

The Church of Ste -Eulalie- et- Ste -Julie d' Elne, Pyrenees- Orientales, Languedoc-Roussillon region is dedicated to her.