Olivia of Palermo (Italian: Oliva dì Palermo, Sicilian: Uliva di Palermu), Palermo, 448 – Tunis, 10 June 463, while … See more

Olivia seems to have been sanctified by popular tradition alone as a pious local saint since her name was not recorded historically in any mainstream Latin or Greek martyrology or Hagiology of the church. … See more

At the end of 1500, her cause was spread by the Franciscans, who sought her body.
On 5 June 1606, the people and Senate of Palermo elected Saint Olivia as Patroness of the city, together with Saint Agatha, Saint Christina… See more

The main criticism of the life of Olivia is that the elements of her legend do not have a personal nature in and of themselves, but they all derive, with slight modifications, from old themes or archetypes that were dear to the … See more

• (in Italian) Sant' Oliva di Palermo Vergine e martire. SANTI, BEATI E TESTIMONI. 10 giugno. Retrieved: February 2, 2015.
• (in Italian) Daniele Ronco (2001). Il Maggio di Santa Oliva: Origine Della Forma, Sviluppo Della Tradi… See more

• (in Italian) Giuseppe Agnello. La S. Oliva di Palermo nella leggenda popolare e nella tradizione letteraria. In: Archivio storico siciliano, n.s., VII (1955), p. 109.
• (in Italian) Giuseppe Agnello. La S. Oliva di Palermo nella storia … See more