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Saint Rufina of Rome

detail of a painting of Saint Rufina and Saint Secunda, date and artist unknown; swiped from Santi e Beati Memorial

10 July

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Nun. Martyred in the persecutions of Valerian.

martyred in 257 in Rome, Italy
buried at Santa Rufina on the Aurelian Way

Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Encyclopedia
Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
Saints of the Day, by Katherine Rabenstein

books
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

other sites in english
- Independent Catholic News

sitios en español
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición

fonti in italiano
- Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

“Saint Rufina of Rome“. CatholicSaints.Info. 4 July 2020. Web. 18 April 2021. <>