Saint Dafrosa of Acquapendente

Also known as

• Aifrosa
• Affrosa
• Daphrosa

Memorial

• 4 January

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Married to Saint Flavian; mother of Saint Bibiana and Saint Demetria. Martyred in the persecutions of Julian the Apostate. Her story is included in the Acts of Bibiana.

Died

• beheaded c.362

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Dafrosa of Acquapendente“. Saints.SQPN.com. 3 January 2013. Web. 25 May 2013. <>