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• 5 December

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Born a wealthy Roman citizen, she was a married lay woman, and mother of several children. Arrested for her Christianity during the persecutions of Diocletian. Tried, abused, humilitated and threatened in Thebeste (Thebessa) by Roman proconsul Anulinus, she gave a spirited defense of the faith. When she finished, she was sentenced to die. Marytr. Saint Augustine of Hippo routinely brought up Crispina in his homilies on martyrs.

Born

• 3rd century at Thagara (Tagora; Thacora), Numidia, North Africa (modern Tunisia)

Died

• beheaded in 304 at Thebeste, Numidia, North Africa (modern Tunisia)

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Catholic Encyclopedia, by Gabriel Meier
• Catholic Online
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Sacred Heart Parish, Waterlooville, England
• Saints Alive

MLA Citation

• “Saint Crispina”. Saints.SQPN.com. 3 November 2009. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-crispina/>