Sep 152012
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Virgin, martyr (c.250), died Bolsena, Tuscany. The daughter of a pagan nobleman, she embraced Christianity, and in her zeal destroyed the gold and silver idols of her father, distributing them as alms among the poor. She suffered torments and a cruel death under Diocletian, and has been venerated since the 4th century. Patroness of millers, archers, and mariners. Emblems: a knife, arrow, serpent. Relics at Palermo and Torcelli, head in Cathedral at Milan. Feast, Roman Calendar, 24 July.
MLA Citation
- “Saint Christina”. New Catholic Dictionary. Saints.SQPN.com. 15 September 2012. Web. 20 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/new-catholic-dictionary-saint-christina/>