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Liberata was born to a wealthy, Italian nobility; she was the sister of Saint Faustina of Como. Their mother died when they were very small, and they were raised by a guardian. Their father tried to arrange marriages for them, but both girls were drawn to religious life and fled their homes for Como, Italy, where they became Benedictine nuns. They founded the Santa Margarita convent in Como; it lasted over 1,000 years.
In Como, the sisters came across a woman dying on a cross, having been crucified by her husband for unknown reasons; Liberata took her down from the cross and miraculously healed her wounds by praying over her.
Born
- Rocca d’Olgisio, Italy
Died
- 580 of natural causes
- buried at the cemetery of the convent of Santa Margarita at Como, Italy
- relics in the cathedral of Como
Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
Patronage
- babies
- Cerreto Guidi, Italy
Representation
- with Saint Faustina of Como (her sister)
- with Saint Margaret (the patron of the convent Liberata founded)
- Benedictine nun holding a lily
- holding two babies in swaddling clothes; they represent two young saints, traditionally Saint Vital and Saint Valeria, the sisters met as infants; this image led to her tradition of patronage of babies, for safe childbirth and related matters
Source: https://catholicsaints.info/saint-liberata-of-como/
