Saint Rosalia

Saint Rosalia
The Coronation of Saint Rosalia by van Dyck
Virgin
Born	1130 (1130) Palermo, Kingdom of Sicily
Died	1166 (aged 35–36) Mount Pellegrino, Kingdom of Sicily
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Feast	14 July (feast proper) 4 September (pilgrimage on Mount Pellegrino)
Attributes	Depicted as a young woman, sometimes holding a cross, book, or skull, and also a spray of lilies.[1] Some images show her holding a chisel and hammer with which she carved her dedication (see main story). She is also seen wearing a crown of roses, attended by winged angels, and often with a view through a cave opening of Palermo Harbour.
Patronage	Palermo El Hatillo, Miranda Zuata [es], Anzoátegui El Playón, Portuguesa Santa Rosalía de Camargo, Chihuahua El Alto de Escuque, Trujillo Italian fishermen of Monterey, California

Rosalia (Italian: [rozaˈliːa]; Sicilian: Rusulìa; 1130–1166), nicknamed la Santuzza ("the Little Saint"), is the patron saint of Palermo in Italy, Camargo in Chihuahua, and three towns in Venezuela: El Hatillo, Zuata [es], and El Playón. She is especially important internationally as a saint invoked in times of plague. From 2020 onwards she has been invoked by some citizens of Palermo to protect the city from COVID-19.^[2]