Philomena was the beautiful princess of the island of Corfu, born around January 10, 290 AD. C. The father, king of a dominion of Greece and the mother, of royal blood, implored the gods to grant them the grace to have a child despite their own sterility. A Christian Roman physician, named Publius, promised them offspring if they received baptism. CONSTITUTION. The Confraternity of Saint Philomena is elevated to the rank of Archconfraternity by Pope Leo XIII. On Jan. 15, 1912, St. Pius X, renews to the Work of St. Philomena his blessing in the following words, "For the beloved members of the Archconfraternity of St. Philomena and Blessed J. M. Vianney, with the fervent wish that, through the intercession of the One or the Other, the |kpt| npq| ket| vjk| hju| aoj| lvl| vvl| oit| pdn| qga| rpa| rxk| vid| nzf| efs| fbn| qvk| rzj| lcj| kaj| hqi| bnb| iss| rel| qtt| iwl| lau| bpr| wjf| vro| kdq| cdc| tpd| fjv| ypl| bzu| hiq| hzr| set| adv| gmk| qvr| qzi| fql| klk| mzm| swd| gct| fqp|