SAINT OF THE DAY DECEMBER 25 ST. ANASTASIA, MARTYR OF SIRMIUM , B. MARY OF THE APOSTLES, VIRGIN, FOUNDRESS OF THE SALVATORIAN SISTERS

SAINT OF THE DAY DECEMBER 25 ST. ANASTASIA, MARTYR OF SIRMIUM St. Anastasia lived during the time of the Emperor Diocletian, and helped the Christians persecuted by the emperor. Arrested in Sirmium, she refused to deny the faith. Embarked on a leaking ship, she escaped and reached safety, at least temporarily. Captured again, she was burned alive. B. MARY OF THE APOSTLES, VIRGIN, FOUNDRESS OF THE SALVATORIAN SISTERS