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Christina of Bolsena
Christian martyr
SaintAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 24 July (1962 Missal) · not on the current Roman calendar
Born
300
Died
—
unknown
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Christina of Bolsena, also known as Christina of Tyre, or in the Eastern Orthodox Church as Christina the Great martyr, is venerated as a virgin martyr of the third century. Archaeological excavations of an underground cemetery constructed over her tomb have shown that she was venerated at Tyre by the fourth century.
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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
- Santi e Beati — Santa Cristina di Bolsena — Listed as "Santa Cristina di Bolsena", + Bolsena, IV secolo — Vergine e martire 24 luglio
- Wikidata Q237882 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Christina of Bolsena (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.