Historical FigureFemale
Oliva von Palermo
448 – 463
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryOlivia of Palermo, Palermo, 448 – Tunis, 10 June 463, while according to another tradition she is supposed to have lived in the late 9th century AD in the Muslim Emirate of Sicily is a Christian virgin-martyr who was venerated as a local patron saint of Palermo, Sicily, since the Middle Ages, as well as in the Sicilian towns of Monte San Giuliano, Termini Imerese, Alcamo, Pettineo and Cefalù.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
January 1, 448
Palermo
Date of death
June 10, 463
Tunis
Citizenship
Italy
Occupations & fields
consecrated virgin
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