# Munditia > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Munditia > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Munditia.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munditia > Source revision: 1353382715 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Christian martyr}} {{about|the Christian martyr|the genus in the family Turbinidae|Munditia (genus)}} {{Infobox saint |name= Munditia |birth_date=[290](/source/290) |death_date=[310](/source/310) |feast_day= 17 November{{cite web|url=http://www.alterpeter.de/frameneu/mundi_frame.htm|title=Die heilige Munditia|publisher=|accessdate=2 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110414044916/http://www.alterpeter.de/frameneu/mundi_frame.htm|archive-date=14 April 2011|url-status=dead}} |venerated_in= [Roman Catholic Church](/source/Roman_Catholic_Church) |image= 2350 - München - St Peterskirche.JPG |imagesize= 350px |caption= Relics of Munditia in St. Peter's Church (Old Peter, Alter Peter), Munich. |honorific prefix=[Saint](/source/Saint)|birth_place=Piasca, [Hispania](/source/Hispania) |death_place= [Rome](/source/Rome), [Italy](/source/Italy) |titles=Virgin and Martyr |beatified_date= |beatified_place= |beatified_by= |canonized_date= |canonized_place= |canonized_by= |attributes= |patronage=single, unmarried women |major_shrine= St. Peter's Church, Munich |suppressed_date= |issues= }} '''Saint Munditia''' (or '''Mundita''') is venerated as a [Christian](/source/Christianity) [martyr](/source/martyr). == Relics == thumb|A close up of Saint Muniditia's body Her [relics](/source/relics) are found in a side [altar](/source/altar) at [St. Peter's Church](/source/St._Peter's_Church%2C_M%C3%BCnchen) (known as "Old Peter," {{lang|de|Alter Peter}}) in [Munich](/source/Munich). They consist of a gilt-covered and gem-studded [skeleton](/source/skeleton), located in a glass case, with false eyes in her skull, which is wrapped in netting.{{cite web|url=http://www.frommers.com/destinations/munich/A26459.html|title=Munich Travel Guide - Frommer's|publisher=|accessdate=2 December 2016}} === Inscription === The inscription on the stone slab that originally sealed the [arcosolium](/source/arcosolium) in the catacombs and that is now located below the head of the skeleton reads: {{poemquote|{{lang|la|DDM MUNDICIE PROTOGENIE BENEMERENTI QUAE VIXIT ANNOS LX QUAE IBIT IN PACE XV KAL D APC}} In devout remembrance of Munditia Protogenia. The commendable. Who lived 60 years. Who passed peacefully into eternity 15 days before the [Calends](/source/Calends) of December APC|author=Anonymous |source=Inscription on reliquary}} The meaning of "{{lang|la|APC}}" is unclear. The Roman document of authenticity states that it means "{{lang|la|ASCIA PLEXA CAPITA}}" ("[beheaded](/source/decapitation) with a [hatchet](/source/hatchet)"), describing the manner of her martyrdom. "{{lang|la|APC}}" may also refer to: "{{lang|la|ANDRONICO PROBO CONSULIBUS}}", referring to the fact that she died during the [consulate](/source/Roman_consul) of Andronicus and Probus, thus making her date of death 310 AD. === History === Born in the 3rd century, Munditia lived through tumultuous times, embracing her faith with an ardor that would eventually lead to her martyrdom.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-07 |title=Munditia - Catholic Saints Day |url=https://catholicsaints.day/munditia/#:~:text=What%20is%20St%20Munditia%20the,her%20alleged%20steadfastness%20in%20faith. |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=catholicsaints.day |language=en-US}} Her relics were [translated](/source/translation_(relics)) to Munich from [Rome](/source/Rome) in 1675 from the [catacombs](/source/Catacombs_of_Rome) of Cyriaca. They were transferred to her [Baroque Era](/source/Baroque)-[shrine](/source/shrine) which was consecrated on September 5, 1677. In 1804, her relics were concealed behind a wooden shrine, but this was removed in 1883, restoring interest in her [cult](/source/Cult_of_the_Saints). Her [feast day](/source/feast_day) is now celebrated annually with a [High Mass](/source/Solemn_Mass) and a procession with candles.{{cite web|url=https://www.heiligenlexikon.de/BiographienM/Munditia.html|title=Munditia "Protogenia" - Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon|publisher=|accessdate=2 December 2016}} == Cultural references == [Vahni Capildeo](/source/Vahni_Capildeo)'s poem, called "Saint Munditia", is found in their collection ''No Traveller Returns'', in which they describe the saint as being "dug up from her burial / a millennium and a third since the flesh fell off her. / She's back in church."Vahni Capildeo, ''No Traveller Returns'' (Salt Publishing, 2003), 163. St Munditia is the patron saint of single women and [spinsters](/source/Spinster) in the [Catholic](/source/Catholic_Church) faith. Despite her obscure origins and the mystery surrounding her life, she is venerated for her alleged steadfastness in faith. == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == {{Commons category|Munditia}} * {{in lang|de}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110414044916/http://www.alterpeter.de/frameneu/mundi_frame.htm Die heilige Munditia] * {{in lang|de}} [https://www.heiligenlexikon.de/BiographienM/Munditia.html Munditia "Protogenia"] {{authority control}} Category:Saints from Roman Italy Category:People from Munich Category:Culture of Altbayern Category:4th-century Christian martyrs Category:4th-century Roman women Category:4th-century Romans Category:Year of birth unknown --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Munditia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munditia) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munditia?action=history)). 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