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Fusca of Ravenna
child martyr killed ca. 250 AD in Ravenna, Italy
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 13 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
250
Died
250
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Fusca of Ravenna was a child martyr who was killed c. AD 250 in Ravenna, Italy during the Decian persecution. Her nurse, Maura, was martyred with her. Both are venerated as saints by the Roman Catholic Church. Their feast day is February 13.
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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 Fosca (Fusca) di Ravenna, martire, festa 13 febbraio — Child martyr of Ravenna (c.250) put to death with her nurse St Maura; their martyrdom is kept jointly on 13 February, matching the entry. Four churches in Istria are dedicated to her (Croatian: sveta Foška) and her grave
- Wikidata Q3748935 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Fusca of Ravenna (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.