St. Christina Comments
St. Christina was the daughter of a rich and powerful magistrate named Urbain. Her father, who was deep in the practices of heathenism, had a number of golden idols, which our saint destroyed, and distributed the pieces among the poor. Infuriated by this act, Urbain became the persecutor of his daughter. He had her whipped with rods and then thrown into a dungeon. Christina remained unshaken in her faith. Her tormentor then had her body torn by ... Continue Reading
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I literally researched all the female saints to find the one that best represented my faith for my confirmation name. St. Christina's story is so amazing to me, and having her name reminds me to keep my faith in God strong in any situation I may come across.
OMG! I feel so sickened at the thought of someone so wonderful could get treated that horridly! I thing she will be my confirmation saint, but I'm not sure yet.
saint christena ....... left her legacy to the world.... me???????????????????
Awesome for my homework!!!!!!!!!!!
i am amazed by what happened and how she survived all the terrible hardships.
I am choosing her for my conformation saint she is amazing!
Christina is my new role model........I am using her for my Confirmation name......my Auntie's name is Christina...... I have to do a project on her...... the same project as Jess!!!!!
i think that christina is a great name so i am using it for my conformation name ... and also i have to do a project on her.
I am happy to know the life of my patron Saint.
saint Christina sounds great im using her for my confirmation name
lol ... i find out who im going to write about ...yea ... i feel bad for her..:'(
i will did the same if i was her ...
she has my name and her feast day is my birthday!
oh i love that name i am using it for my conformation
My lovely daughter is named same
i like her because her feast day and the day she died was on my birthday and im using her has my saint for confirmation
omg i have the same name as her im so lucky right i am using it as my confirmation name
im doing a project on her
i have the same name as her
It was very brave of Christina to undergo that treatment for her faith! I am very proud to be named after her!
this saint has my middle name!
I love this saint she is a great role model, I hope you enjoy this amazing article as much as I did.