Fabiola (d. 399)
Fabiola (d. 399)
Saint. Name variations: Saint Fabiola. Died 399; married twice to men unnamed in sources.
Early Christian saint and founder of the 1st public hospital in Rome; made public recantation of sins after the death of 2nd husband; donated large sums of money to the poor and religious institutions and founded a house for the sick in Rome; traveled to Jerusalem (395) and studied Scripture with St. Jerome; returned to Rome at onset of Huns; founded a house for pilgrims in Portus.
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