ST. TARSILLA, ROMAN VIRGIN, AUNT OF ST. GREGORY THE GREAT, ST. IRMA, ABBESS Dec. 24

ST. TARSILLA, ROMAN VIRGIN, AUNT OF ST. GREGORY THE GREAT

A Roman nun and paternal aunt of Pope St. Gregory I the Great, who reigned from 590 to 604, St. Tarsilla was praised by her nephew for her faith and charity. She dedicated her life to prayer and to assisting others in difficulty.

Dec. 24

ST. IRMA, ABBESS 

Saint Irma lived between the seventh and eighth centuries, and was abbess of the Benedictine Monastery at Trier. Tradition says she was the daughter of St. Dagobert, King of Austrasia. She helped San Willibrord, the English monk who evangelised Frisia.   Dec. 24