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Also known as Potentiana

Pudentiana is a virgin and martyr of the 2nd century who refused to worship the Roman Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Antoninus Pius as deities. She is sometimes locally known as "Potentiana" and is often coupled with her sister, Praxedes the martyress.

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Key facts

Saint.honorific_prefix
Saint
Saint.name
Pudentiana
Saint.image
Pudentiana, detail of a mosaic in Santa Pudenziana.jpg
Saint.imagesize
250px
Saint.caption
Saint Pudentiana in the mosaic of the apse of the Santa Pudenziana
Saint.titles
Virgin, martyr
Saint.beatified_date
Pre-Congregation
Saint.canonized_date
Pre-Congregation
Saint.major_shrine
Santa Pudenziana
Saint.feast_day
19 May
Saint.attributes
Oil lamp, laurel wreath (for Christ)

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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Legend
  • Veneration
  • Homonymous town in Numidia
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Pudentiana is a virgin and martyr of the 2nd century who refused to worship the Roman Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Antoninus Pius as deities. She is sometimes locally known as "Potentiana" and is often coupled with her sister, Praxedes the martyress.

== Legend == thumb|Praxedes and Pudentiana, by Antiveduto Grammatica According to her acta and the Martyrology of Reichenau, she was a Roman virgin of the early church, daughter of Saint Pudens, friend of the Apostles, and sister of Praxedes.

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