Venerable Anna-Maria Taigi
A mother of seven children in Rome, Anna-Maria Taïgi reconciled a humble domestic life with extraordinary mystical gifts. A Trinitarian tert…
Iconographic attribute
broom
4 saints
Saint Martha (Hostess of Jesus Christ)
Sister of Lazarus and Mary Magdalene, Martha is famous for having welcomed Jesus at Bethany. After the Resurrection, she went into exile in …
Saint Petronilla
A daughter of Saint Peter from Galilee, Petronilla lived a life of prayer and service in Rome. She refused to marry the patrician Flaccus to…
Saint Theobald of Mondovi
Saint Theobald was a 12th-century Italian shoemaker and porter who chose chastity and poverty. After a pilgrimage to Compostela, he spent th…
Frequently asked questions
Which saints are depicted with broom?
Saints depicted with broom: Venerable Anna-Maria Taigi, Saint Martha (Hostess of Jesus Christ), Saint Petronilla and Saint Theobald of Mondovi.