[3] Wishing to escape a marriage arranged by Constans II and become a nun, she went to Rome.
Upon the death of her father, she returned to Constantinople and, renouncing any claim to the imperial crown, distributed her wealth to the poor.
Covered in wax, her relics were contained in an urn of gold, gems, and silver, and were placed in the monastery's chapel.
[4] Her blood, like that of Januarius, the other, more famous patron saint of Naples, is also said to liquefy periodically.
[2] The associated legend states that after Patricia died, a zealous man pulled out one of her teeth, causing the body to hemorrhage.