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ST. FLORA 310 St. Flavia (6), May 8, M. at Con- stantinople with St. Aoaoius. (See Agatha (2).) St. Flavia (7), Oct. 5, V. O.S.B. 43th century. Eepresented with a dagger sticking in her breast. She often appears in a group among the chief Benedictine saints. Sister of St. Placidns. They were both of the Order of St. Benedict, and were sent into Sicily about 540. The monastery where they lived near Messina was attacked by pirates; the brother and sister, with thirty of their companions, were dragged out and mur- dered. B.M. Mrs. Jameson. St. Flaviana, Oct. 5, V. Sister of St. Firmatus, deacon at Auxerre. B.M. St. Flavise, Flabodia. St Flavue, Flabodia. St Flazue, Flabodia. St. Fleur, Flora. Mas Latrie. St Flobarde, Frodoberta. St. FloberbCi or Floberde, Fro- DO BERT A SS. iplora (1) and Lucilla (2), July 29, VV. MM. in the time of the Emperor Gallienus. Carried off from Italy by Eugegius, or Eugenius, a bar- barian African king or chief, whom they converted. After keeping them in his dominions free and honoured for twenty years, he returned with them to Home and shared their martyrdom, as did about twenty others. Their worship is very ancient, and their Acts by St. Peter Damian are given by the BoUandists. The narrative is nearly identical with that of St. Julia op Troyes and St. Luce J A. B.M. AA.SS. St Flora (2), Blata, St. Brigid's cook. St Flora (3), Nov. 24, V. M.^ 851. Born at Ausinan, near Cordova, in the reign of Abderrahman IL, king of the Saracens. She was secretly instracted in the Christian faith by her mother, and early showed hor piety and charity by giving her dinner to the poor during Lent. As the daughter of a Mussulman, she was subject to the law which for- bade Christianity to the Arabs, while it tolerated the different creeds of foreigners. She fled to a convent, and her brother, not knowing what had become of her, raised a persecution against all the Christians. Flora then gave herself up, lest others should suffer on her account. The cadi had her beaten on the head with great cruelty, and ordered her to remain in her brother's house to be cured of her wounds, and instructed in the Moham- medan faith. When she had recovered she got over a wall of immense height, and escaped. Having been concealed some time by her sister at Ossaria, now Martos, she repented of her cowardice, returned to Cordova, and prayed publicly in the church of St. Acisclus. There she met St. Mary (39). These two young women, anxious to attain the honour of martyrdom, presented them- selves to the cadi, who threw them into prison, allowing no one but some wicked women to have access to them. St. Eulogius, afterwards martyred in the same reign, was at that time confined in another prison, whence he wrote and sent to them his Exhortation to Martyr- dom. Flora and Mary were beheaded Nov. 24, 851. They promised that after their death they would pray for the release of their fellow-prisoners, who accordingly were liberated in a short time. Li the same persecution were martyred SS. Aurelius and Natalia, Felix and Liliosa, and their friend St. George the deacon. St. Eulo- gius wrote a history of this persecution, which is extant B.M. Butler. Baillet. Mesenguy. St Flora (4), June 11 ; at Beaulien, Oct. 15. 1291. Flora of Beaulieu was a nun of the Order of Si John of Jeru- salem, at one time called Maltese nuns. She is represented in the habit of her Order — a red gown having a plain white cross on the breast, white cloak with the eight-pointed cross on the shoulder, and a rosary with the same cross ; an angel handing her a wreath of flowers, and God the Father offering her a chair in the clouds. She derived her name from a miracle. During a famine she had her robe full of bread to give to the poor, and when the prioress grudg- ingly bade her show what she was carrying, she opened the bundle, and showed a quantity of flowers. These nuns were instituted to attend