Saint Cointha of Alexandria

Also known as

• Quinta

Memorial

• 8 February

Profile

Martyred in the persecutions of Decius.

Born

• Egyptian

Died

• dragged to death by a horse thru the streets of Alexandria, Egypt in 249

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Cointha of Alexandria”. Saints.SQPN.com. 11 October 2012. Web. 20 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-cointha-of-alexander/>