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Saint Martha of Astorga

detail of a print of Saint Martha of Astorga by Jose Cebrian, 1868; in the book 'Famous Women of Spain and Portugal'; Library of the University of Seville, Spain; swiped from Wikimedia Commons Memorial

23 February

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Virgin martyr in the persecutions of Decius.

beheaded in 250 at Astorga, Spain
relics enshrined in the abbey of Ribas de Sil and at Ters

Pre-Congregation

Astorga, Spain

Additional Information

Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Saints of the Day, by Katherine Rabenstein

books
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

other sites in english
- Catholic Online

images
- Wikimedia Commons

sitios en español
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición
- Wikipedia

MLA Citation

“Saint Martha of Astorga“. CatholicSaints.Info. 11 July 2022. Web. 19 April 2024. <>