Name Saint Belina | Feast 19 February | |
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Canonized 1203 by Pope Innocent III | ||
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church | ||
Saint Belina (died 1135), was a Roman Catholic virgin martyr. A peasant girl from Troyes, France, she was threatened with rape by the feudal lord of the district. She refused his advances and died in defense of her virginity. She was canonized by Pope Innocent III in 1203.
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