# Chelidonia

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{{short description|Italian Roman Catholic saint}}

{{for|the islands with this name in antiquity|Chelidonia (islands)}}
{{Infobox saint
| honorific_prefix = [Saint](/source/Saint) |name= Chelidonia
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|death_date= 1152
|feast_day= 13 October 
|venerated_in= [Roman Catholic Church](/source/Roman_Catholic_Church)
|image= Chelidonia.jpg
|imagesize= 250px
|caption= Illustration of Chelidonia
|birth_place= Ciculum, [Abruzzi](/source/Abruzzi), [Italy](/source/Italy)
|death_place= [Subiaco](/source/Subiaco%2C_Italy), [Italy](/source/Italy)
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|patronage= [Subiaco](/source/Subiaco%2C_Italy), [Italy](/source/Italy)
|major_shrine= Church of  [St. Scholastica](/source/St._Scholastica) [Subiaco](/source/Subiaco%2C_Italy), [Italy](/source/Italy)
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'''Chelidonia''' was a [Benedictine](/source/Benedictine) [hermitess](/source/hermitess). She was born in Ciculum, [Italy](/source/Italy), and became a recluse in the mountains near [Subiaco](/source/Subiaco%2C_Italy), choosing a home, as a hermitess, in a cave now called Marra Ferogna. Chelidonia later received her habit from Cardinal Cuno of Frascati.<ref>[http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=2662 St. Chelidonia] Catholic Online</ref>

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