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Marta di Cordova

Catholic saint

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Feast: 24 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
—
unknown
Died
851
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Flora and María were the first two of nine female Christian Martyrs of Córdoba. After denouncing Islam before an Islamic judge, they were imprisoned. Though threatened "with being thrown upon the streets as prostitutes", they were eventually beheaded. They are commemorated on 24 November.

Summary of the Wikipedia article Flora and Maria, which covers Marta di Cordova with others (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
  • santiebeati.it — Sante Flora e Marta (Maria) di Cordova — santiebeati index entry 79000: ‘Sante Flora e Marta (Maria) di Cordova | Martiri | Sec. IX | festa 24 novembre’. Matches the 851 date and the 24 November feast; the current Roman Martyrology keeps the pair on 24 Nov (‘A
  • Wikidata Q3073901 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)

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