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Saint Martha of Persia

Martyrs of the Via Cornelia Memorial

19 January
16 January (Jerusalem martyrology)

Profile

Born to the nobility. Wife of Saint Maris, mother of Saint Audifax and Saint Abachum. Convert. Martyred with her whole family in the persecutions of Aurelian.

Born

Persia

drowned in 270 at Saint Ninfa 13 miles from Rome, Italy
relics discovered in Rome in 1590

Pre-Congregation

Caselette, Italy

Additional Information

Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Encyclopedia
Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
Roman Martyrology, 1914 edition
Saints of the Day, by Katherine Rabenstein

books
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

images
- Santi e Beati

fonti in italiano
- Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
- Santi e Beati

websites in nederlandse
- Heiligen 3s

spletne strani v slovenšcini
- Svetniki

MLA Citation

“Saint Martha of Persia“. CatholicSaints.Info. 22 September 2021. Web. 19 April 2024. <>