Asteria of Bergamo
Saint Asteria of Bergamo martyr | |
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| Died | Bergamo, Italy |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church, Antiochian Orthodox Church |
| Patronage | Bergamo |
Asteria of Bergamo, also called Hesteria, is an Italian saint and martyr, and sister of Grata of Bergamo. She is the patron saint of Bergamo in Northern Italy. Asteria and Grata, at the time of Diocletian and Maximian, buried Alexander of Rome. Grata was put to death; Asteria buried her, and then she was arrested, tortured, and beheaded. Asteria, Grata, and Alexander were all martyred for refusing to worship the god Jupiter as Maximian had ordered.[1][2][3]
Asteria's feast day is August 10 or 11.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b Dunbar, Agnes B.C. (1901). A Dictionary of Saintly Women. Vol. Volume 1. London: George Bell & Sons. p. 86.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ a b Holweck, Frederick George (1924). A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints. St. Louis, Missouri: B. Herder Book Company. p. 111.
- ^ "Martyr Alexander of Rome". Orthodox Church of America. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
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