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Cointha

Christian martyr (†249)

SaintPre-congregation

Feast: 8 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born

250

Died

249

Beatified

—

not needed: before formal processes

Canonised

By tradition

recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Cointha, also known as Quinta or "Cynthia", suffered martyrdom during the persecutions of Emperor Trajanus Decius. Cointha was martyred by having her feet tied to a horse then being dragged through the streets of Alexandria.

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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources

Wikidata Q5141647 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
English Wikipedia — Cointha (CC BY-SA)

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