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Virgin, martyr (c.228).
She openly professed her faith, refusing to return to idolatry; and was martyred in the persecution under Alexander Severus.
Relics in the basilica named for her near the Roman Forum.
Feast, Roman Calendar, 30 January.
See also: patron saints index
New Catholic Dictionary
