06 Works, Today, February 15th, is Saints Jovita and Faustinus’ Day, With Footnotes – 46

Saints Jovita and Faustinus depicted as two knightly brothers holding the palms of martyrdom. Sometimes only Jovita is shown, richly dressed and on horseback; an angel may be shown saving them from drowning; sometimes shown with Faustinus of Brescia

Brescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy.

Vincenzo Foppa (c. 1427 — c. 1515) was an Italian painter from the Renaissance period. While few of his works survive, he was an esteemed and influential painter during his time and is considered the preeminent leader of the Early Lombard School. He spent his career working for the Sforza family, Dukes of Milan, in Pavia, as well as various other patrons throughout Lombardy and Liguria. He lived and worked in his native Brescia during his later years. More on Vincenzo Foppa

Saints Jovita and Faustinus were said to be Christian martyrs under Hadrian. Their traditional date of death is 120. They are patron saints of Brescia.

“Jovita” in modern times is a woman’s name. In some accounts the saints were instead Jovinus and Faustinus, brothers…

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