Christina, Saint
Christina, Saint
Virgin, martyr (c.250), died Bolsena, Tuscany. The daughter of a pagan nobleman, she embraced Christianity , and in her zeal destroyed the gold and silver idols of her father, distributing them as alms among the poor. She suffered torments and a cruel death under Diocletian , and has been venerated since the 4th century. Patroness of millers, archers, and mariners. Emblems : a knife, arrow, serpent. Relics at Palermo and Torcelli, head in Cathedral at Milan. Feast , Roman Calendar, 24 July .