Felicula
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Felicula was an early virgin martyr. She was the foster sister of Saint Petronilla
. She was arrested after Petronilla refused to marry a Roman official. After Petronilla's death, Felicula had no food and water in prison
. She was thrown into a sewer
, where she eventually died. Saint Nicomedes
recovered her body.
Saint Petronilla
Saint Petronilla is venerated as a virgin martyr by the Catholic Church...
. She was arrested after Petronilla refused to marry a Roman official. After Petronilla's death, Felicula had no food and water in prison
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
. She was thrown into a sewer
Sanitary sewer
A sanitary sewer is a separate underground carriage system specifically for transporting sewage from houses and commercial buildings to treatment or disposal. Sanitary sewers serving industrial areas also carry industrial wastewater...
, where she eventually died. Saint Nicomedes
Saint Nicomedes
Saint Nicomedes was a Martyr of unknown era, whose feast is observed 15 September.The Roman Martyrologium and the historical Martyrologies of Bede and his imitators place the feast on this date. The Gregorian Sacramentary contains under the same date the orations for his Mass...
recovered her body.