Saint Christina of Bolsena | |
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![]() St Christina, by Moriz Schlachter, (c.1889) | |
Virgin and martyr | |
Born | 3rd Century Tyre modern-day Lebanon |
Died | 3rd Century Bolsena, Lazio, Italy |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
Major shrine | Basilica of Santa Cristina, Bolsena, Italy |
Feast | 24 July |
Attributes | pierced by three arrows[1] |
Christina of Bolsena, also known as Christine of Bolsena, or in the Eastern Orthodox Church as Christina the Great martyr,[2] 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 Bolsena by the fourth century.