Pudentiana


Pudentiana
Saint Pudentiana in the mosaic of the apse of the Santa Pudenziana
Virgin, martyr
Venerated in
BeatifiedPre-Congregation
CanonizedPre-Congregation
Major shrineSanta Pudenziana
Feast19 May
AttributesOil lamp, laurel wreath (for Christ)
Patronage

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.

  1. ^ Ἡ Ἁγία Πουδενδιάνα ἡ Μάρτυς [Saint Pudendiana the Martyr]. synaxarion.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 3 April 2024.