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Christina of Bolsena

Christian martyr

SaintAncient RomePre-congregation

Feast: 24 July (1962 Missal) · not on the current Roman calendar

Born
300
Died
unknown
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Christina of Bolsena, also known as Christina of Tyre, or in the Eastern Orthodox Church as Christina the Great martyr, is venerated as a virgin martyr of the third century. Archaeological excavations of an underground cemetery constructed over her tomb have shown that she was venerated at Tyre by the fourth century.

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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources

Not yet written up in full: no Church source with an account of this person has been found yet. The name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.

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