Saint Crispina

Memorial: 5 December
Profile: Born a wealthy Roman citizen, she was a married lay woman, and mother of several children. Arrested for her Christianity during the persecution 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
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
Additional Information: Catholic Online
Sacred Heart Parish, Waterlooville, England
Catholic Encyclopedia, by Gabriel Meier
Saints Alive
Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
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