Saints Justa, Justina and Henedina (or Aenidina) of Cagliari ( sc, Justa, Justina et Enedina, it, Giusta, Giustina ed Enedina) (died 130) were
Christian
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martyr
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s (possibly sisters) of
Sardinia
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, put to death at
Cagliari
Cagliari (, also , , ; sc, Casteddu ; lat, Caralis) is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name ''Casteddu'' means ''castle''. It has about 155,000 inhabitant ...
or possibly
Sassari
Sassari (, ; sdc, Sàssari ; sc, Tàtari, ) is an Italian city and the second-largest of Sardinia in terms of population with 127,525 inhabitants, and a Functional Urban Area of about 260,000 inhabitants. One of the oldest cities on the island, ...
.
Their feast day is 14 May.
The town of
Santa Giusta
Santa Giusta (; sc, Santa Justa) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Oristano in the Italy, Italian region of Sardinia, located about northwest of Cagliari and about southeast of Oristano in the Campidano area.
History
The site o ...
in Sardinia is named after Justa, and the
cathedral
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is dedicated to her.
Sources
Saints and Angels: St. JustaSaints.spqn: Justa, Justina and Henedina
Saints from Roman Italy
2nd-century Christian saints
People from Sardinia
Ante-Nicene Christian female saints
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