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Saint Rosalia

Rosalia, nicknamed la Santuzza, is the patron saint of Palermo in Italy, Camargo in Chihuahua, and three towns in Venezuela: El Hatillo, Zuata, and El Playón. She is especially important internationally as a saint invoked in times of plague. Wikipedia
Born: 1130, Palermo, Italy
Died: September 4, 1170 (age 40 years), Mount Pellegrino, Italy
Parents: Sinibald and Quisquina
Feast: 14 July (feast proper); 4 September (pilgrimage on Mount Pellegrino)
Venerated in: Roman Catholic Church