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Also known as: Aulaire;
Aulazie; Eulalia of Barcelona; Eulalia of Merida; Olalla
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From her early youth she wanted to be a martyr. During the Diocletian
persecutions, when she was around 12-14 years old (sources vary), she went
to the tribunal, and confessed her faith on her own. Martyred with Saint
Julia of Merida.
Eulalia of Merida and Eulalia of Barcelona may or may not be the same
person; the other alternate names listed are regional spelling variants.
Each city claims her as their own, but the stories are remarkably similar,
and each retains her own feast day.
Born: c.290 at Spain
Died: tortured and burned alive c.304 at Merida, Merida
Name Meaning: "victory" (Celtic); "fair shout" (Greek)
Patronage
against miscarriage, against rain, boatmen, for rain, mariners,
miscarriages, rain, against, rain, for, runaways, safe sailing, safe
seafaring, sailors, torture victims, watermen, widows
Representation
maiden with a cross, stake, and dove
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