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Saint Patricia of Naples (or Patricia of Constantinople) (Italian: Santa Patrizia) (died ca. 665 AD) is an Italian virgin martyr and saint. Tradition states that she was noble; she may have been related to the Roman Emperor. Some sources say that she was a descendant of Constantine the Great.Wishing to escape a marriage arranged by Constans II and become a nun she went to Rome. There she received the veil from Pope Liberius.

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