Saint Corona Really Patroness of Epidemics?

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So, I am wanting to start a thread either to put to rest or confirm St. Corona has been related to prayers against disease before the coronavirus outbreak. Initially, even News Agencies were reporting this link, but later it became debated.

Now, there have been reports confirming and denying this, I cannot find a definitive answer. According to two websites she is listed in it in a certain encyclopedia, but one website claims it was only recently updated to add this (unfortunately this silly new Catholic Answers formatting doesn’t let me add links…)

Additionally, I have yet to confirm this, anecdotally in a church in Austria she is pictured guarding plague grave diggers.

So if she has been interceded to in the past for epidemics, I do not have strong evidence for it.

Can anyone help confirm or deny this history?
 
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As I understand it, she was not strongly associated with epidemics. However, Europe had so many plagues over hundreds of years that if there was a local saint whom people knew and prayed to, that saint would almost certainly have been invoked in times of some epidemic or other. St. Corona had a cult in Austria and Bavaria and they would have likely prayed to her for all kinds of different needs.

In the end it doesn’t really matter because you can pray to any saint of your choice for any intention you want. It does not matter if you ask for help in an epidemic from St. Corona, St. Sebastian, St. Padre Pio or St. Therese. They are all capable of interceding for you. What matters is that you pray sincerely.
 
Tis_Bearself said:
Europe had so many plagues over hundreds of years that if there was a local saint whom people knew and prayed to, that saint would almost certainly have been invoked…In the end it doesn’t really matter because you can pray to any saint of your choice for any intention you want.
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Certainly, that is my suspicion at the moment, where there is a cult for her she was likely invoked if she was at all, so I suspect there might be something in Austria. Also, I agree the prayer is not effected by it. I am simply interested in if there is such a coincidental historical connection or not, and putting an end to it one way or the other.
 
Thanks Aroosi, I saw Snopes (and how do you embed a link, it wouldn’t let me), and I am not exactly very reliant on their quick inconclusive “reporting” in past instances, but I looked at the evidence they gave.
 
St. Corona was not known as the patron saint of pandemics. Around March 2020 that she became connected to pandemics, plagues, or contagious disease. Prior to that St Corona was know as a patron saint for superstitions involving money, such as gambling or treasure hunting etc. Going back to older writings on St Corona, there is no mention about her being a patron saint of epidemics or pandemics.

St Sebastian is well known as the Patron Saint for epidemics - I have mentioned the pray to St Sebastian in below link.
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Prayer for epidemics and for Spiritual Communion Spirituality
Prayer in times of Epidemics (extract from the Roman Ritual, Titulus IX, Caput X) V: Deal not with us, Lord, according to our sins. R: And take not vengeance on us because of our misdeeds. V: Help us, O God, our Deliverer. R: And for thy name’s sake, O Lord, free us. V: Remember not, O Lord, our sins of old. R: Hasten to us with thy compassion, for we are become exceeding poor. V: St Sebastian, pray for us. R: That we may be made worth of the promises of Christ. V: O Lord, hear my pray…
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Dranu86 said:
unfortunately this silly new Catholic Answers formatting doesn’t let me add links…
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I see that you joined only 11 hours ago (as of the time of this writing); CAF doesn’t allow new users to post links. You have to have attained a certain level of user-ship before you can do that, and unfortunately, I don’t know what that level is.

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I see that you joined only 11 hours ago (as of the time of this writing)
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Very odd that it shows that. I have been a member since 2006 but hadn’t posted in a while and had to reset my password.

In fact, I could send you a link to forum post I made on here a couple of months back in November (but it won’t let me post links), and for whatever reason much older posts have disapeared.
 
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Not anything that I could find on being related to epidemics. But what is interesting to me is that her Feast Day is May 14th , when our state (Ohio) is projected to be at the bottom of the “curve”.

St. Corona pray for us
 
TheHolyTrinity said:
St Sebastian is well known as the Patron Saint for epidemics
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There are several others as well, including St. Rocco, St. Edmund the Martyr, and several of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (St. Barbara against fever and sudden death, St. Giles against plague, St. Christopher against bubonic plague).
 
Dranu86 said:
Very odd that it shows that. I have been a member since 2006 but hadn’t posted in a while and had to reset my password.
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My error – I apologize. I was looking at the time since the post. D’oh on me.

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It’s highly likely that was posted to FSSP website after the Coronavirus epidemic broke out and St. Corona came to the public attention.

Nothing wrong with them posting it, but historically she was likely only invoked for help in the regions where she had a cult and they invoked her for everything.
 
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Dranu86 said:
and how do you embed a link, it wouldn’t let me)
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New posters are restricted from posting links. I’m not sure of the requirements to obtain the privilege but either a few days or a few more posts will do it!
 
Tis_Bearself said:
It’s highly likely that was posted to FSSP website after the Coronavirus epidemic broke out and St. Corona came to the public attention.

Nothing wrong with them posting it, but historically she was likely only invoked for help in the regions where she had a cult and they invoked her for everything.
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Yes. She wasn’t known internationally for anything. But she did have a local cult for many things, including pandemics.

I think it’s also important for people to keep in mind that there are several patron Saints for many things. There are several patron Saints for pandemics, etc. 🙂
 
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