Saint Rosalia

Italian saint of Palermo, honored for divine intermediation during the plague there
Person Human Q254402
Saint Rosalia
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Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[7]
Date of birth
1130
Date of death
September 4, 1170
Place of birth
Palermo
Place of death
Palermo
Occupation
hermit
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[6]
Canonization status
saint, Catholic saint[8][9]
Given name
Rosalie[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Rosalie en Rosalia en Saint Rosalia ar القديسة روزاليا ar قديسة بالرمو cs svatá Rosalia cs svatá Rosalie cs svatá Rozálie cs svatá Rozálie z Palerma cs sv. Rozálie cs Rosalie cs Rosalia cs Rozálie z Palerma da Santa Rosalia de Heilige Rosalia es Rosalia de Palermo es Rosalía de Palermo es Santa Rosalía fi Pyhä Rosalia fr Rosalie de Palerme
🔖 Identifiers · 48
VIAF cluster ID
262957031
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79058955
GND ID
118885375
BVMC person ID
21313
Biblissima authority ID
Shirley Jones
British Museum person or institution ID
166135, 134810
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01379439
Catholic Encyclopedia ID
13184a
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CatholicSaints.info ID
saint-rosalia
DDB person (GND) ID
118885375
De Agostini ID
Rosalìa
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118885375
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
118885375
FAST ID
1844650
FES digital collections entity ID
410409
Find a Grave memorial ID
152505476, 7742437
Freebase ID
/m/0c9xq
GCatholic person ID
69590
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m0c9xq
Iconclass notation
11HH(ROSALIA)81
IxTheo authority ID
69502549X
Museum-digital person/organization ID
130849
NL CR AUT ID
hka2014833380
NUKAT ID
n2003025412
National Library of Chile ID
000118721
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810597079605606
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
4948115
Sandrart.net person ID
1748
Santiebeati ID
69050
Topic's main category
Category:Saint Rosalia
Treccani ID
santa-rosalia
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
santa-rosalia
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058615039906706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1321503
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/76788
Wellcome Collection concept ID
z7gubgsq
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PCjJpdf6HrmHjdFkqW6dhHC
Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon ID
R/Rosalia_von_Palermo.html

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Named after 4
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← Depicts 2
Described by source 1
Feast day 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Occupation 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Religion or worldview 1
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Summary

Saint Rosalia was born in Palermo[1]. She was born on January 1, 1130[2]. She died in Palermo[3]. She died on September 4, 1170[4]. She worked as a hermit[5].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Saint Rosalia include Santa Rosalía[17], a parish of Venezuela[18], in Venezuela[19]; Sainte-Rosalie[20], a church building[21], in France[22]; The Aowei Church of Holy Rosary[23], a church building[24], in People's Republic of China[25], founded in 1848[26]; and Chapel of Saint Rozalia[27], a church building[28], in Slovakia[29], founded in 1682[30].

Why It Matters

Entities named for her include Santa Rosalía[17], a parish of Venezuela[18], in Venezuela[19]; Sainte-Rosalie[20], a church building[21], in France[22]; The Aowei Church of Holy Rosary[23], a church building[24], in People's Republic of China[25], founded in 1848[26]; and Chapel of Saint Rozalia[27], a church building[28], in Slovakia[29], founded in 1682[30].

FAQs

Where was Saint Rosalia born?

Born in Palermo[1].

Where did Saint Rosalia die?

Saint Rosalia passed away in Palermo[3].

What did Saint Rosalia do for work?

Saint Rosalia worked as hermit[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Mastrocom · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NUKAT ID → n2003025412
    National Library of Chile ID → 000118721
    "Created claim: National Library of Chile ID: 000118721, Added with moreIdentifiers"
  2. 6w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    GCatholic person ID → 69590
    CatholicSaints.info ID → saint-rosalia
    Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID → santa-rosalia
    Wikitólica ID → s/santa-rosalia-de-palermo
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Wikitólica ID: s/santa-rosalia-de-palermo, batch #275195"
  3. 9w ago · Riccardo Fangarezzi · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Find a Grave memorial ID → 152505476, 7742437
    Treccani ID → santa-rosalia
    "Created claim: Treccani ID: santa-rosalia"
  4. 15w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority ID → Shirley Jones
    "Created claim: Biblissima authority ID: Q230218, Import ID Biblissima V2 (details)"
  5. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Digital portrait index person (GND) ID → 118885375
    "Created claim: Digital portrait index person (GND) ID: 118885375, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  6. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 410409
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 410409, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  7. 21w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0423272-Rozalie-asi-1100asi-1166
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0423272-Rozalie-asi-1100asi-1166, batch #259599"
  8. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp01379439
    "Removed claim: CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp00541313, batch #257929"
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