Saint Christina of Bolsena

detail of a stained glass window of Saint Frederick of Utrecht; c.1847, artist unknown; parish church of Saint Michael, Mayen-Koblenz, Germany; photographed on 15 September 2012 by GFreihalter; swiped from Wikimedia Commons Also known as

Christina Anicii

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24 July

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Born to a wealthy pagan family. Converted as a youth, she destroyed all the idols in her father‘s house; those of gold and silver she broke up and gave to the poor. Scourged, tortured, and martyred for her new faith.

Her story and that of Saint Christina of Tyre seem to have been confused and combined in rewrites through the ages.

Born

3rd century, probably at Rome, Italy into the family Anicii

Died

c.250 near Lake Bolsena, Tuscany, Italy
her father tied a rock around her neck, and threw her into Lake Bolsena
when she miraculously survived, her tongue was cut out, and she was thrown into a furnace
when she survived, she was shot full of arrows on the order of a magistrate persecuting Christians by order of Diocletian
relics at Palermo, Sicily, and Torcelli
head in the cathedral at Milan, Italy