Saint Faith

Saint Faith
Depiction of St Faith with her attributes, gridiron, crown and the martyr's palm
Virgin martyr
Born	3rd century Agen, Gallia Narbonensis, Western Roman Empire
Died	c. 3rd–4th century Gallia Narbonensis
Venerated in	Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican Communion
Canonized	Pre-Congregation
Major shrine	Conques, Occitanie, France
Feast	6 October
Attributes	Gridiron rods sword[1]
Patronage	Pilgrims prisoners soldiers[1]

Saint Faith or Saint Faith of Conques (Latin: Sancta Fides; French: Sainte Foy; Spanish: Santa Fe) is a saint who is said to have been a girl or young woman of Agen in Aquitaine. Her legend recounts how she was arrested during persecution of Christians by the Roman Empire and refused to make pagan sacrifices. Saint Faith was tortured to death with a red-hot brazier. Her death is sometimes said to have occurred in the year 287 or 290, sometimes in the large-scale Diocletianic Persecution beginning in 303. She is listed as "Sancta Fides, Virgin and martyr", in the martyrologies.

The center of her veneration was transferred to the Abbey of Sainte-Foy, Conques, where her relics arrived in the ninth century, stolen from Agen by a monk from the Abbey nearby at Conques.