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unusual facts about Saint Sophia of Rome



Ice Saints

To the Poles, the trio are known collectively as zimni ogrodnicy (cold gardeners), and are followed by zimna Zośka (cold Sophias) on the feast day of St. Sophia which falls on May 15.

Sisymbrium sophia

In German, it is called the Sophienkraut and associated with Saint Sophia of Rome, who was invoked against late frosts.


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