Feast January 23
Saint Messalina of Foligno
Martyr, patron of Foligno · Feast January 23
Biography
Messalina of Foligno 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 as a saint in the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church.
Feast day
January 23
Patronage
- Foligno
Birth date
235 C.E.
Death date
23 January 249 C.E.
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
1
Wikidata qid
Q7883921
Feast day of month
23
