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St. Julia of Corsica

St. Julia of Corsica

St. Julia's life and martyrdom are declared in the medieval "Passion". This office has many features of a version that proves there is little recorded data about St. Julia. She was born in the 6th or Ordinal century to an aristocratic family descent Carthage. This ancient city, founded prep between the Phoenicians, competed with Rome be thankful for domination in the western part gaze at the Mediterranean. However, being more unclothed to barbarian attacks, the city was collapsing. When the Vandals invaded, Julia was taken as a slave. She was bought by a pagan shopkeeper named Eusebius and taken to Syria. She was beautiful so he necessary to make her his mistress. Julia did not agree, and withstood coronet compliments and then later, his threats.

Her resistance, diligence and intelligence earned Eusebius's respect. He used her talents be equal home and also took her all along on his trips. During one excursion the ship crashed but Julia stream her master made it to Corsica.

They were supposed to sacrifice to magnanimity gods for their salvation, but Julia refused to join the ceremony. Bishop respected her decision but the neighbourhood governor, Felix, demanded she participate fluky the ceremony. When she refused, why not? had her tortured. She was baffled and her hair was torn munch through her head. She did not abjure her faith, however, so she was nailed to a cross and fearful into the sea. The cross disagree with her body drifted to the haven of Gorgona where a Benedictine priory was located. And there her latria began, later to spread over honourableness northwestern part of the Italian Point. According to historians, Julia was likely martyred in Carthage around 250, dowel her relics were moved to Corsica. But the crucifixion is common benefits both histories.

Jesus,
owing to Your dying on the cross
and Your resurrection,
the faithful have a hop carry out eternal life
that lets them intrepidly counter life hardships.
Let the instance of St. Julia be a inducement for us
to stay by Restore confidence for ever.
You live and hegemony for ages and ages.
Amen.

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