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Saint Christina of Persia
Sasanian Persian noblewoman and Christian martyr
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 13 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
559
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In Persia, Saint Christina, martyr, who, beaten with rods, received the crown of martyrdom under the reign of Khosrow I of Persia.
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 13 March as a martyr in Persia under Khosrow I.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 13 March (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q7401109 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Christina of Persia (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.