Saint Graecina of Volterra

Also known as

• Gracinea
• Graeciniana

Memorial

• 16 June

Profile

Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian. No other information has survived.

Died

• early 4th century
• relics discovered in the Camaldolese church of Saint Justus and Saint Clement, Volterra, Italy in 1140

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Representation

• young woman with a dagger

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Graecina of Volterra”. Saints.SQPN.com. 21 September 2012. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-graecina-of-volterra/>