Philomena Philomena ( ), also known as Saint Philomena (; ) or Philomena of Rome ( 10 January 291 10 August 304) was a virgin (title)#Virgin martyrs, virgin martyr whose remains were discovered on May 24–25, 1802, in the Catacomb of Priscilla. Three ti ...

was a young woman believed by some to have been a

Christian martyr In Christianity, a martyr is a person who was killed for their testimony for Jesus or faith in Jesus. In the years of the early church, stories depict this often occurring through death by sawing, stoning, crucifixion, burning at the stake, or ...

. Other people named Philomena include: * Petrus de Dacia (mathematician), 13th-century Danish mathematician also called Philomena *

Philomena Begley Philomena Begley (born 20 October 1942) is a country music singer from Northern Ireland. In 1975, Begley had a hit with her version of the Billie Jo Spears' song Blanket on the Ground reaching higher sales than Spears in Ireland. In 2020, Begl ...

(born 1950), Irish country music singer * Philomena Essed (born 1955), Dutch-born professor of race, gender and leadership studies * Philomena Garvey (1926–2009), Irish golfer * Philomena Gianfrancisco (1923–1992), outfielder in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League *

Philomena Lee Annie Philomena Lee (born 24 March 1933) is an Irish woman whose life was chronicled in the 2009 book ''The Lost Child of Philomena Lee'' by Martin Sixsmith. The book was made into a film titled '' Philomena'' (2013), which was nominated for f ...

(born 1933), Irish nurse forced to give up her baby for adoption * Philomena Mantella, American university administrator *

Philomena McDonagh Philomena McDonagh (also known as Phylomena McDonagh) is an English actress and writer best known for her roles as art teacher June Summers in ''Grange Hill'' and Carol Nelson in ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. McDonagh acted in Phil Young's pl ...

, English actress and writer *

Philomena Mensah Philomena Mensah (born May 11, 1975) is a Canadian sprinter. Born in Accra, she previously represented Ghana, but emigrated to Canada following the 1994 Commonwealth Games. She won the bronze medal in the 60 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World ...

(born 1975), Canadian sprinter *

Philomena Muinzer Philomena "Phil" Muinzer is a dramaturge, writer and former musician from Northern Ireland, who has used the pen name Phil O'Brien for some of her work. Early life and education Philomena and her twin brother Colum were born in Illinois, United ...

, dramaturge and former musician

In fiction

*Philomena Cunk, a dim-witted British interviewer and commentator portrayed by

Diane Morgan Diane Morgan (born 5 October 1975) is an English actress, comedian and writer. She is notable for portraying Philomena Cunk on the review programme '' Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe'' (2013–2020), the mockumentary series '' Cunk on Britain'' (2 ...

In fiction

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