Virgin and Martyr, Patron of people suffering from poison, martyrs, weavers
Birth: Second Century — Death: Third Century
She is one of the seven women commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass. The insertion of her name into the Roman Canon of the Mass towards the end of the fifth century indicates that she then occupied a unique position among the saints publicly venerated in Rome. The legend of Saint Anastasia relates a story that transports us to the days of the early Christian Martyrs.
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