Saint Faith

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Saint Faith is a Christian martyr venerated as a saint, traditionally believed to have been a young woman executed for her faith in the early centuries of the Church.

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Saint Faith canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian martyr
legendary Christian figure
saint
ageAtDeath young woman
associatedWith early Christian persecutions in Gaul
associatedWorkOfArt golden reliquary statue of Sainte-Foy at Conques
category 3rd-century Christian martyrs
4th-century Christian martyrs
French saints
commemoratedIn Roman Martyrology
countryOfMartyrdom Roman Empire
cultCenter Agen
Conques
diedInCentury 3rd century
4th century
feastDay 6 October
October 6
gender female
hasLegend endured torture before execution
refused to renounce Christianity under Roman persecution
honorificPrefix Saint
iconographicAttribute chains or fetters
gridiron
palm of martyrdom
languageVariant Sainte Foy
Santa Fe
majorShrine Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy, Conques
notableFor martyrdom for Christian faith
patronage Agen
against eye diseases
captives
prisoners
placeOfMartyrdom Agen
Gaul
relicsTranslation Conques
relicsTranslationCentury 9th century
religion Christianity
title Virgin and Martyr
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Church
linked to: Lutheranism

Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
virtue courage
faithfulness to Christ unto death
steadfastness in persecution

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