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Christina of Bolsena - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saint Christina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saint Christina or Christine can refer to several saints: •Saint Christina of Persia, 6th century (feast day: March 13) •Saint Christina of Bolsena ( Christina of Tyre, Christina the Great Martyr ...
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In England the Latin legend of St. Christina was found in monastic libraries as early as the ninth century, and detailed episodes from it were included in ...
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Any reader who has incurred the wrath of a father will relate to this saint, as will anyone who has been thrown into a furnace for five days, had their tongue cut out and been rescued by angels. ; ... Christina lived in the 3rd century, probably at Rome and was martyred c.250. Her father, Urban (Urbanus), a devout pagan,
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How Saint Christina sang ... In art, Blessed Christina is a maiden with dishevelled hair sitting on a wheel with serpents around her. At times she may be shown (1) with a serpent around her wrist (Husenbeth erroneously gives this as Christina of Bolsena or Tuscany (today);
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The story and history of Saint Christina. Born in Bolsena, an ancient town in central Italy, Christina was the daughter of a rich and powerful Roman magistrate named Urbain. Her wealthy pagan father had a number of golden idols of Roman gods.
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