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Anastasia of Rome
martyred nun under emperor Valerian
SaintAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 29 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
220
Died
250
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Anastasia the Roman (Greek: Αγία Αναστασία η Ρωμαία, died c. 250) was 3rd-century Christian saint and nun who was martyred during the reign of Roman emperor Decius.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Sources
- The Roman Martyrology (Gregory XIII/Benedict XIV, 1845 Rome text, English 1897) - 28 October — 'At Rome, of St. Anastasia the Elder, virgin, and Cyril, both martyrs. She, in the persecution of Valerian, under the prefect Probus...' - matches the Wikidata person (martyr under Valerian, feast 29 Oct).
- Wikidata Q3615079 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Anastasia the Roman (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.