Saint Quitéria 's Day is celebrated on May 22nd
Saint Quitéria 's Day is celebrated on May 22nd . She was born in the 2nd century in Braga and was one of nine daughters of governor Lúcio Caio Atílio Severo and Cálcia Lúcia Severo. Saint Quitéria is known for her devotion to Christianity and her refusal to renounce her faith, even in the face of persecution. She was impelled by her father to get married, but fled to Monte Pombeiro in Felgueiras, where she was executed on her father's orders. His story is shrouded in legend, including accounts of miracles such as going blind after his arrest and walking holding his decapitated head to his own grave. Originally celebrated on May 22, in Felgueiras, the devotion to Santa Quitéria is carried out on Saint Peter's Day.
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