Editing Caesarean section (section)

=== Caesarius of Terracina ===
[[File:Icona Caesarius Diaconus, San Cesario diacono e martire.jpg|thumb|[[Caesarius of Terracina|Saint Caesarius of Terracina]], invoked for the success of caesarean delivery]]
The [[patron saint]] of caesarean section is [[Caesarius of Terracina|Caesarius]], a young deacon martyred at [[Terracina]], who has replaced and Christianized the pagan figure of [[Julius Caesar|Caesar]].<ref>Caesarius Diaconus, testi e illustrazioni di Giovanni Guida, [s.l.: s.n.], 2015</ref> The martyr (Saint Cesareo in Italian) is invoked for the success of this surgical procedure, because it was considered the new "Christian Caesar" – as opposed to the "pagan Caesar" – in the Middle Ages it began to be invoked by pregnant women to wish a physiological birth, for the success of the expulsion of the baby from the uterus and, therefore, for their salvation and that of the unborn. The practice continues, in fact, the martyr Caesarius is invoked by the future mothers who, due to health problems or that of the baby, must give birth to their child by caesarean section.<ref>Pasero Roberta, Cesareo di Terracina, un santo poco conosciuto: è il protettore del parto cesareo, in "DiPiù", anno XIV, n° 48, 3 dicembre 2018.</ref>