Saint Oliva of Brescia

Memorial

• 5 March

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Martyred in the persecutions of Hadrian.

Died

• martyred in 138
• relics at Saint Afra’s church, Brescia, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson