Messalina of Foligno (; 235–249) was a 3rd-century Italian Christian consecrated virgin and martyr who was a disciple of Felician of Foligno. During the persecution of Christians by Emperor Decius, she was clubbed to death after she refused to make a sacrifice to the Roman gods. She is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church.
Biography Messalina was a Christian woman living in Foligno in the third century. She was a disciple of Bishop Felician of Foligno, from whom she received the veil upon taking vows of celibacy and chastity.Saint of the Day, January 24: Felician of Foligno & Messalina SaintPatrickDC.org. Retrieved 2012-03-08. She visited Felician in prison following his arrest during Emperor Decius's persecution of Christians.
She was denounced as a Christian and, after she refused to make a sacrifice to the Roman gods, she was beaten to death on 23 January 249.
Messalina is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church.January 19 . Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. Her major shrine is at Foligno Cathedral.
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