Biography of st emerentiana

Christian martyr

Emerentiana (Italian: Emerenziana) was a Roman virgin and martyr, who lived around the start of the 4th century.

Her feast day is 23 January.

Legend

According to the legend of Agnes of Rome, Emerentiana was her foster sister.^[1] Agnes was a rich Roman heiress who was martyred after refusing an engagement due to her Christian religion.

Biography of st emerentiana of jesus

Emerentiana's mother was the wet nurse and nanny of Agnes.^[2]

A few days after Agnes' death, Emerentiana, who was a catechumen still learning about Christianity before being officially baptised, went to the tomb to pray and was suddenly attacked by the pagans.

Having professed her faith and acknowledged her relationship to Agnes, she was stoned to death by the crowd. In this way, she can be considered to have undergone a baptism of desire, or a baptism of blood, according to the tenets of the Catholic Church.^[1]

Veneration

There was a real Roman martyr named Emerentiana, who