Restituta

Restituta of Africa ( † 255 or 304 ), also called Restituta of Carthage or Restituta of Teniza, was a Christian virgin and martyr. The Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Churches revere as saints. Your identity with Restituta of Cagliari is unclear.

Life

Restituta is in Carthage and Hippo Diarrhytus ( today Tunisia Bizerte ) have been born and suffered martyrdom under Valerian or Diocletian. For exact location and the exact time of their martyrdom missing exact historical information. Restituta was possibly one of the martyrs of the sacred books, a North African martyr group Dativus, Saturninus, and others. It is also suspected that she was a student of Cyprian of Carthage, who also died a martyr's death.

Legend

The Neapolitan Proper According took her ordeal in Ponizara, according to other sources in Carthage or in Teniza instead. The sentence was carried out because of their Christian faith and their rejection of the worship of the pagan gods by the judge Proculus. A later medieval legend that was told by Pietro Suddiacono in the 10th century and has similarities with legends of the Holy Devota, Reparata and Torpes of Pisa, reports that Restituta was brought on board a wooden boat after torture, which is filled with pitch and resin had. Then the boat was set on fire, so they should burn in the open sea. She herself was not injured by the fire, instead, the fire turned against those who tried to burn. Restituta asked for God's help. God sent an angel to guide her boat to the island Aenaria (now Ischia ).

The boat landed in the bay of San Montano today and the beach blossomed with white lilies as the boat touched the shore. The legend further reports that a local Christian woman named Lucina had dreamed of the angel and the boat. When she went to the beach, she found the bright and intact body Restitutas who was now deceased. Lucina called the people together and Restituta was solemnly interred at the foot of Monte Vico Lacco Ameno, where she was given an early Christian basilica, and where now a shrine to the memory is to it.

Across the bay of San Montano Caroline von Humboldt wrote on August 8, 1817 in Lacco Ameno:

"We found last in the marine sands a myriad of white lilies on the banks. An old legend goes on the island, that where the lilies bloom on the shore of the body of St Restituta was found, the patron saint of the island and has the stärkendsten water settled their name. They have, they say, want to transplant the lilies in the fruit gardens, but they come away only in the sands of the sea, and the point ... "

The lilies in which it has to Dune Hopper daffodils, lilies so-called beach ( Pancratium maritimum ) acted, no longer grow on the beach of the bay of San Montano today.

Worship

As early as the 5th century existed in Lacco Ameno a Christian church and worshiped Restituta. In fact, the spread of the devotion Restitutas from North Africa to Italy should be history with the expulsion of Athanasians from North Africa by Genseric, the Arian King of the Vandals to explain. Her remains were possibly taken in the 5th century by Gaudiosus from Naples to Naples when he had to leave North Africa.

A church of Santa Restituta, was built to honor her in the 6th century in Naples. The church was later included in the Naples Cathedral, which was built in the same place in the 13th century. In Carthage is dedicated to her church.

A crypt. Using the hl Restituta is associated, is located in Cagliari, in the neighborhood of Stampace. There, the Chiesa di Santa Restituta was built. Maybe her relics were brought from North African refugees here in the 6th century, the original inscription to has been lost. The identity of the Restituta of Cagliari with Restituta of Africa and the Restituta from the group of martyrs of the sacred books is unclear. Restituta of Cagliari is believed as the Mother of Eusebius of Vercelli and died after her separately allocated tradition probably in the year 311, martyred in Cagliari. Anyway, are located in the crypt of Christian burial inscriptions and a devoted Restituta marble statue of late antiquity. Often a Coptic origin, or at least the style of the statue is suspected. A replay of the crypt can be found on commondatastroage.googleapis.com, others on fotodisardegna.it.

Has Avigliano in Umbria, a frazione called Santa Restituta. There is the Church of Santa Maria Novella, which houses relics of Restituta.

Restitutas commemoration in the liturgy of the Catholic and the Orthodox Church is the 17th May this applies to both Restituta of Africa as well as for Restituta of Cagliari and the Restituta, which belonged to the martyrs of the holy books, if it be of various persons should. Other observances for Restituta of Cagliari are June 15, August 1 and December 16. Common observances of the martyrs of the sacred books are Romanum January 7th in the Protestant calendar names and February 11th or 12th of February in the Martyrology and in the Martyrology of Carthage. Restituta in 1984 appointed by Pope John Paul II, patron saint of Calenzana and Balagne.

Restituta is the patron saint of the diocese of Lacco Ameno Ischia. It is especially revered accordingly on the island of Ischia, and especially in Lacco Ameno. A wooden statue of St.. Restituta is there in the church dedicated to her. The feast of the saint is celebrated as the oldest Patron Saint of the island from the 16th to May 18th. The place is decorated for a long tradition in accordance with garlands and lights, also stalls are set up with crafts.

On the beach in Ischia 's San Montano is the miraculous landing of relics, which is said to have taken place there, each year adjusted, usually with hundreds of spectators. On May 17, there is a procession with their Holy image instead of over the sea. The usual way leads from the jetty in Lacco Ameno first west towards Punta Caruso and then to Casamicciola Terme. On May 18, her statue is carried through the streets of the village, which is covered with gold and precious stones that were donated by the faithful. The festival is ending at midnight with a fireworks display.

Alphonse de Lamartine, inspired by the legend of the Holy Restituta, composed in 1842, " Le lis you gulfs de Santa Restituta dans l' île d' Ischia ".

In Christian iconography, the Holy will. Restituta shown in a burning ship standing, sometimes there is mapped via their angels or they are the first words of the antiphon Veni sponsa Christi, accipe coronam ( "Come, Bride of Christ, and receive the crown " ) to read. The miraculous translation of the body of Restituta was represented by Luca Giordano in a print, a drawing of the incident is attributed to Francesco Solimena.