Saint Serena

detail of an Italian holy card of Saint Serena by Bertoni, date unknown; swiped from Santi e Beati Memorial

16 August

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Married to emperor Diocletian, and a secret Christian. Through she was certainly unable to stop the massacre of Christians, she worked to help where she could to ease their persecutions and improve their lot.

Serena has been dropped from modern martyrologies due to its questionable nature and source documents.

Died