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St. Pricilla's Day
January 16

Martyr of Rome and patron saint of widows.

She was the wife of Manius Acilius Glabrio and mother of the Roman Senator St. Pudens. Emperor Domitian put her husband to death, probably because she was a Christian. It is believed she allowed St. Peter to use her home on the Via Salaria as the headquarters for his missionary endeavors in the Eternal City. The catacombs which stretch beneath her home were named after her.

Sources:
    Catholic.org