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Justa
saint; (268-287)
SaintFull write-upRoman HispaniaPre-congregation
Feast: 17 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
268
Died
287
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Seville in Andalusia in Spain, Saints Justa and Rufina, virgins, who, arrested by the governor Diogenianus and subjected to cruel torments, suffered prison, starvation and other tortures: Justa died in prison, while Rufina, for having confessed her faith in the Lord, had her neck broken.
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 Roman Martyrology remembers her on 17 July as a virgin of Seville who was tortured with her sister Rufina and died in prison.
Connected on this site
- Rufina Saint Brother or sister
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 17 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q24254812 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.