Story of Saint Philomena | English | Story of Saints

Little is known about the life of Saint Philomena’s life. In 1802 the remains of a young woman were found in a catacomb of Saint Priscilla on the Via Salaria. It was covered with stones, the symbols on which indicated that the body was a martyr named Saint Philomena. She is the only saint to have revealed her story in what you can call “Private revelation”Saint Philomena revealed her story to three different people, in different parts of the world. These three people didn’t know each other as well!Philomena is believed to be born in Corfu, a small island in ancient Greece, towards the end of 3rd century.Her father was a king, who controlled a small state in Greece, and her mother was also from a royal blood. Watch the amazing story Saint Philomena in this amazing episode!