St. Asella

St. Asella was a Roman virgin and ascetic known for her lifelong dedication to prayer, silence, and simplicity in service of Christ.

St. Asella was born around the year 334 AD into a noble Christian family in Rome. From a young age, she exhibited signs of deep piety and devotion to God. Influenced by the spiritual movement surrounding St. Jerome and other early Christian ascetics, Asella embraced a life of renunciation and solitude as a teenager. According to St. Jerome, who admired and wrote about her, she chose to wear plain clothing and lived in silence, fasting, and prayer from the age of twelve.

While still a young girl, she refused marriage and the comforts of her privileged life, preferring instead to withdraw into a modest cell near her family’s home. She rarely left it, choosing to live in quiet devotion. She spoke little, lived simply, and practiced constant penance. Unlike many female ascetics of her time who joined monasteries, Asella remained a solitary figure in the bustling city of Rome, a living symbol of Christian humility and dedication.

Though she lived away from the public eye, her reputation for holiness spread. She became a spiritual guide for others, and even bishops and other church leaders sought her counsel. St. Jerome, in particular, considered her a model of virtue, praising her for her silence, constancy, and austerity.

Asella remained faithful to her calling until her peaceful death around 406 AD. She is remembered as one of the earliest Christian women in Rome to pursue the solitary ascetic life, inspiring generations of women to follow Christ through simplicity and humility.

Feast Day

6-12-

Birth Date

--334

Died Date

--406

Canonised Date

--N/A

Rome, Italy

St. Asella, quiet servant of God, you showed us the beauty of a life hidden in prayer and humility. Teach us to seek holiness not through words or recognition, but through quiet faith and patient devotion. Intercede for us, that we may follow Christ with the same unwavering heart. Amen.
ST. ASELLA

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ST. ASELLA

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