Pudentiana | |
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Virgin, martyr | |
Venerated in | |
Beatified | Pre-Congregation |
Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
Major shrine | Santa Pudenziana |
Feast | 19 May |
Attributes | Oil lamp, laurel wreath (for Christ) |
Patronage |
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Pudentiana is a virgin and martyr of the 2nd century who refused to worship the Roman Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Antoninus Pius as deities. She is sometimes locally known as "Potentiana" and is often coupled with her sister, Praxedes the martyr.