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title: "St. Rosalia: Feast Day September 4 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-rosalia/
description: "St. Rosalia, Virgin, patron of Palermo. Remembered on September 4, died c. 1166. Read their life in Bless."
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Virgin · Remembered on September 4

# St. Rosalia

St. Rosalia is remembered on September 4 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of Palermo.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [September 4](https://blessbible.app/saints/september/#4) |
| Title | Virgin |
| Died | c. 1166 |
| Patron of | [Palermo](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#palermo) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Saturday, September 4, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-rosalia/#calendar) |

## Life

A Norman noblewoman of Sicily who left the court for caves on Monte Pellegrino, where she died alone with her crucifix. Five centuries later, in the plague of 1624, her rediscovered relics were carried around Palermo and the dying ceased; ‘la Santuzza’ has been the city’s beloved patroness ever since.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Rosalia as patron of Palermo.

[Palermo](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#palermo)

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Rosalia. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Saturday, September 4, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/09/04/) | Saturday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Colossians 1:21-23 · Psalm 54:3-4, 6 and 8 · John 14:6 · Luke 6:1-5 |
| [Monday, September 4, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/09/04/) | Monday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time | Green | 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 · Psalm 119:97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102 · Luke 4:18 · Luke 4:16-30 |

Readings

Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[September 3 St. Gregory the Great](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-gregory-the-great/) [September 5 St. Teresa of Calcutta](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-teresa-of-calcutta/)

[All the saints of September](https://blessbible.app/saints/september/) [Born on September 4?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#09-04) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Rosalia

Remembered on September 4

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-rosalia/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-rosalia/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-rosalia/#calendar)

In the app

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