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Jul 24

Saint Christina of Bolsena

July 24th IV century

Name
Cristina (Femenino)
Meaning
Follower of Christ, from Greek
Celebrate
Christie , Christina and Christy
Other saints
Other saints named Cristina
Dead
in Toscana, in current Italy
Celebration
July 24th
Picture of Saint Christina of Bolsena Fuente: wikimedia.org
Young, possibly Roman, martyred near Lake Bolsena in the region of Tuscany in Italy. Her legendary exploits have been confused with the ones of Saint Christina of Tiro, whose existence is not sure. Iconography represented her in various forms: with arrows, holding a stone mill, with snakes. Since 1969, the cult is limited to local calendars. Roman martyrology