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ALBINA OF ROME, WIDOW - 4 MARCH

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 4th of March WELCOME! ALBINA OF ROME, WIDOW Albina was the mother of the holy widow  Saint Marcella of Rome , and is mentioned in the latter's biography by  Saint Jerome *. However, some writers believe that this Albina was a different person from the one mentioned by Jerome. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 113) *A hagiography source used by the authors  Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk,  de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org