10th July - Saints Rufina and Secunda; St Alexander - Independent Catholic News

10th July - Saints Rufina and Secunda; St Alexander - Independent Catholic News: Martyrs. These early Christian saints were the daughters of Asterius, a Roman senator. He arranged for them to marry Armentarius and Verinus and, because all four were Christian, the matches seemed perfect. However, when the Emperor began persecuting Christians, the two young men renounced their faith. The women refused to do this and ran away. They were captured and scourged at the orders of

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