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Saint
Messalina of Foligno
Status of St. Messalina in Foligno Cathedral
Virgin and martyr
Born235 C.E.
Foligno, Roman Italy
Died23 January 249 C.E.
Foligno, Roman Italy
Venerated inCatholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Major shrineFoligno Cathedral
Feast19 January (Eastern Orthodox)
23 January (Catholic)
PatronageFoligno

Messalina of Foligno (Italian: Santa Messalina di Foligno; 235–249) was a 3rd-century Italian Christian consecrated virgin and martyr who was a disciple of Felician of Foligno. During the persecution of Christians by Emperor Decius, she was clubbed to death after she refused to make a sacrifice to the Roman gods. She is venerated ad a saint in the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church.

Biography

Messalina was a Christian woman living in Foligno in the third century. She was a disciple of Bishop Felician of Foligno, from whom she received the veil upon taking vows of celibacy and chastity. She visited Felician in prison following his arrest during Emperor Decius's persecution of Christians.

She was denounced as a Christian and, after she refused to make a sacrifice to the Roman gods, she was beaten to death on 23 January 249.

Messalina is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church. Her major shrine is at Foligno Cathedral.

References

  1. "St. Messalina - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online". catholic.org. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  2. ^ Saint of the Day, January 24: Felician of Foligno & Messalina Archived 2009-11-29 at the Wayback Machine SaintPatrickDC.org. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  3. January 19. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
  4. "Cathedral of Saint Feliciano". Divina Foligno. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
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