Saint Macra of Rheims
- Memorial
- 6 January
- Profile
- Lived in private vows of chastity and charity in Rheims, France.
Tortured and martyred for her faith during the persecutions of Diocletian.
- Died
- martyred in 287 at Tismes, Champagne, France
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Representation
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virgin holding a palm of martyrdom and a pair of pincers
virgin holding a palm of martyrdom and shears with which her breasts were cut off
- Additional Information
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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