Saint Casilda de Toledo | |
|---|---|
 Saint Casilda, by Francisco de Zurbarán | |
| Born | 950 Toledo |
| Died | 1050[1] Briviesca |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church, Orthodox Church |
| Beatified | Pre-Congregation[2] |
| Feast | 9 April |
| Attributes | Roses in her basket or dress |
| Patronage | Muslim converts to Christianity; Infertile women; Toledo, Spain |
Saint Casilda of Toledo (Latin: Sancta Casilda Toletensis Spanish: Santa Casilda de Toledo) (950–1050) is venerated as a saint of the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. Her feast day is 9 April.
Casilda was a Muslim princess, the daughter of the emir of Taifa of Toledo. She showed great kindness to Christian captives. Like Elizabeth of Hungary and Elizabeth of Portugal, the miracle of the roses was attached to her legend. While Casilda supposedly predated both Elizabeths, her hagiography was not written until three centuries after her death, and is likely influenced by the story of one of them.[3]
- ^ "St. Casilda of Toledo, Spain", Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
- ^ "Saint Casilda of Toledo - Saint of the Day - April 9". 9 April 2019.
- ^ Weinstein, Donald; Rudolph M. Bell (1986). Saints and Society: The Two Worlds of Western Christendom, 1000-1700. Chicago: U of Chicago P. p. 256. ISBN 978-0-226-89056-2.