St. Philomena was only thirteen years old when she was tortured and finally killed.She had taken a vow of consecrated virginity. She met the emperor of Rome and he fell in love with her. She refused to marry him, so she was scourged, shot with arrows, drowned, and finally decapitated. Years after she was buried, her bones were exhumed. It was then that miracles began to happen. Cancers were cured, wounds were healed and a serious heart problem was cured overnight. She has believers around the world.