St Philomena


Philomena, martyr

St Philomena (d. 304) (Relics: Mugnano del Cardinale, Italy)

The remains of St Philomena were found in 1802 in the Catacombs of Priscilla in Rome. In 1805 they were transferred to the following church in Mugnano del Cardinale, Italy.

First Class Relics

Santuario di S. Filomena
(Sanctuary of Saint Philomena)
Piazza Umberto 1
83027 Mugnano del Cardinale, Province of Avellino, Italy
*The remains of St Philomena rest within this church in the second chapel on the left side of the nave. They are placed within a life-sized paper mache reproduction of her likeness that rests above the altar in this chapel.