Rufina and Secunda
Rufina and Secunda († 257 in Rome ) were early Christian martyrs who suffered martyrdom during the persecution of Christians under Emperor Valerian .
The Passio from the second half of the 5th century, according to were the own sisters Rufina and Secunda consecrated virgins who by the prefect Gaius Junius Donatus were captured and tortured. He finally handed her over to Archesilaos, who had her beheaded on Via Cornelia. There, on the ninth milestone, a basilica was built later, probably under Pope Julius I , which is no longer preserved today. Pope Anastasius IV. Later the relics Secundas and Rufina in the vestibule of the Baptistery of St. John Lateran Basilica transferred leave. The church Sante Rufina e Seconda in Rome is said to rise above the saint's former home .
Rufina and Secunda are venerated as holy virgins; her feast day in the liturgy is July 10th .
literature
- Ekkart Sauser : Rufina and Secunda. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 16, Bautz, Herzberg 1999, ISBN 3-88309-079-4 , Sp. 1384.
- Entry in Complete Lexicon of Saints (1858)