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ST DIGNA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR OF CORDOBA - 14 JUNE

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 14th of June WELCOME! SAINT DIGNA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR OF CORDOBA The name Digna is derived from the Latin dignus , meaning worthy , etc.  Digna, V. M. (June 14). This Saint Digna was a virgin and martyr in  Córdoba , Spain, a companion of Saint Anastasius. (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 752) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Digna may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen. Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

SAINTS ANASTASIUS, FELIX, AND DIGNA, MARTYRS - 14 JUNE

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 14th of June WELCOME! SAINTS ANASTASIUS, FELIX, AND DIGNA, MARTYRS  Saint Anastasius, a 9th century priest of  Cordoba in Spain, was put to death as a Christian, together with Saint Felix, a monk of Aicala, by one of the persecuting Mohammedan Caliphs (A.D. 857). With them is associated the name of  Saint Digna , a Christian maiden, who was a witness of their martyrdom and herself demanded from the judge to share their fate. The bodies of all three were burned, and the ashes thrown into the river Guadalquivir. From The Book of Saints, 1921, by the Monks of Ramsgate PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Anastasius, Felix, and Digna may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.