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Saints Justa, Justina and Henedina (or Aenidina) of Cagliari (, ) (died 130) were
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s (possibly sisters) of
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, put to death at
Cagliari Cagliari (, , ; ; ; Latin: ''Caralis'') is an Comune, Italian municipality and the capital and largest city of the island of Sardinia, an Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute, autonomous region of Italy. It has about 146,62 ...
or possibly
Sassari Sassari ( ; ; ; ) is an Italian city and the second-largest of Sardinia in terms of population with 120,497 inhabitants as of 2025, and a functional urban area of about 260,000 inhabitants. One of the oldest cities on the island, it contains ...
. Their feast day is 14 May. The town of Santa Giusta in Sardinia is named after Justa, and the
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is dedicated to her.


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Saints and Angels: St. JustaSaints.spqn: Justa, Justina and Henedina
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