Fortunata
ancient Roman saint martyred under Diocletian, patron saint of Moquegua
Feast: 14 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Caesarea in Palestine, St. Fortunata, virgin and martyr. She was the sister of the martyrs just mentioned--Carponius, Evaristus, and Priscian. She surrendered her soul to God after she had endured the rack, fire, wild beasts, and other tortures in Diocletian's persecution. Her body was afterward transferred to Naples in Campania.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: she has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Dominican Martyrology (1955) remembers her on 14 October.
- The Martyrology of the Order of Friars Preachers (tr. W. R. Bonniwell OP, 1955), 14 October
- Wikidata Q18918375 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.