Saint Messalina of Foligno

Memorial

• 19 January

Profile

Spiritual student of Saint Felician of Foligno. Nun, receiving the veil from Saint Felician. During a period of persecution, Felician was imprisoned; when she visited him, Messalina was suspected of being a Christian. She was arrested, put on trial and ordered to sacrifice to pagan gods; she refused. Martyr.

Died

• beaten to death in 251

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Messalina of Foligno“. Saints.SQPN.com. 18 January 2013. Web. 19 June 2013. <>