Olivia of Palermo
Martyr
Commemorated June 10
Saint Olivia of Palermo (Italian: S. Oliva dì Palermo, Sicilian: Uliva di Palermu ) Palermo, 448 - Tunis, 10 June 463, is a Christian virgin-martyr who was venerated as a local patron saint of Palermo , Sicily in the Middle Ages. She was also venerated in the Sicilian towns of Monte San Giuliano , Termini Imerese , Alcamo , Pettineo and Cefalù .
Her feast day is on June 10 , and she is represented as a young woman with olive branches surrounding her, holding a cross in her right hand.
Source: OrthodoxWiki
