Fausta of Cyzicus, also known as Saint Fausta (c. 298 – 311), was a 4th-century girl from

Cyzicus Cyzicus (; grc, Κύζικος ''Kúzikos''; ota, آیدینجق, ''Aydıncıḳ'') was an ancient Greek town in Mysia in Anatolia in the current Balıkesir Province of Turkey. It was located on the shoreward side of the present Kapıdağ Peni ...

. At the age of 13, she was arrested, tortured, and executed for being a Christian. A pagan priest, Evilasius, was responsible for torturing and executing her. According to tradition, Evilasius converted to

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after watching her courageous resistance, and he was also martyred for this act.Catholic Online
/ref> Although Fausta had remained impervious to the initial torture, she and Evilasius perished together in a cauldron of boiling water. They are also venerated in the

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along with Maximus, the magistrate who condemned Evilasius. Tradition holds that Maximus repented at the last moment and joined the pair in the cauldron.

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