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Derfuta
SaintDate unknown
Feast: 20 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Saint Derfuta was a martyr whom the emperor Maximian had put to death, together with six other women, because they confessed the Christian faith.
Summary translated from the Spanish Wikipedia article Derfuta (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- The Roman Martyrology (English edition), March — After the seven holy women of Amisus in Paphlagonia the entry adds 'They were followed by Derphuta and her sister' — the martyr of the page (feast 20 March).
- Wikidata Q5803554 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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.