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308 308 ST. FARAILDE The relics of St. Fara were enBhrined (>if5, and wrought miracnlons cores. In her will she left part of her estates to her brothers and sisters, but the greater part to her monastery, including the ands of Champeanx, where a priory was afterwards erected, subject to the mon- astery of Faremoutier. Baillet, Dec. 7. Butler. Brit. Sanct., April 3, from her Life ascribed to Bede, Imt really by Jonas, monk of Fare- moutier; and from the Lives of SS. (^lumbanus and Eustace, abbots of Luxeuil. Cahier. St. Farailde, PHARAiLms. St Fausta (l), June 10, M. 254. Wife of St. Fanstinus, M. In the per- secution under Valerian and Crallienus, a priest named Mammarius, aged 93, was arrested in Numidia, and with him Heveral Christians whom he had baptized and instructed. As they were being led away to judgment, two of the bystanders, Faustinns and his wife Fausta, called out, " We also are Christians," and were at once seized and bound. When ques- tioned as to who they were and what they had done, the prisoners all said they would not speak before their master. Accordingly, Mammarius was the first to give an account of their faith and manner of life. After many tortures they wore led out of the city (Bosetta or Amphoraria) to be put to death. The venerable Mammarius sank down ex- hausted by his sufferings about half a mile from the town, and was there beheaded; his companions, fifteen in all, were taken to a hill, and put to death. They were buried privately by Maximilla, a senatrix, and Luoian, a priest. A woman named Faustina was one of the fifteen. AA,SS,j from two old MSS. St. Fausta (2), Sept. 20; Greek Church, Feb. G, V. M. between 305 and 311. Eepresented with a nail in her hand or driven into her forehead. Patron of Narni. A maiden of thirteen, who spent her time in studying the sacred books of the (Christians, was accused before Evilasius, an aged heathen holding high office at Cyzicus. He ordered her to be shaven, and then condemned her to be sawn asunder ; but as the executioners found their arms powerless to carry out the sentence, Evilasius had her tortured by great nails being driven into her fore- head, breast, and heels. Seeing her constancy, he believed in her €k>d, and was cast with her into a boiling canldron, by Maximus, the pro-pnetor. When Maximus saw that Uiey were praising God, and that their &oes were trans- figured with joy, he called upon Jesos Christ, took his place by their side, and died with them. Their relics were even- tually translated to Narni, in Italy. B,M, AA,SS. Men. of Basil. St Fausta (3), Faustina (1), Em- press. St. Fausta (4), March 15, M. at Nicomedia. AA.SS. St Fausta (5), June 2. One of 227 Boman martyrs commemorated together in the Marty rology of St, Jerome. AA.SS. St. Fausta (6), Dec. 19. Of noble Boman birth and great piety. She was mother of St. Anastasia. R.M. St. Fausta (7), Jan. 4, V. M. in Gascony. Her church and tomb were burnt in an invasion of Danes or Normans. Her body was found again in the 1 8th century, and translated to the Abbey of Solognac, and afterwards to that of Free, in the diocese of Bourges. Martin. AA.SS. St. Faustina (l), Feb. 1 7, M. with many others at Bome. AA.SS. SS. Faustina (2) and Floriana. July 9, Roman VV. MM. AA.SS., from St. Jerome. St. Faustina (3), June 3, Boman martyr. AA.SS. St. Faustina (4), May 6, M. at Milan. AA.SS. St. Faustina (5), May 7, M. in Africa. AA.SS. St. Faustina (0), or Faustints, Sept. 28, M. in Africa. AA.SS. St. Faustina (7), or Faustinus, Oct 18. 8rd or beginning of 4th century. M. in Africa. AA.SS. St. Faustina (8), June 1, M. with St. Aucega. AA.SS. SS. Faustina (9), or Felicitas and Anatolia, July 9, MM. with seven Christian priests. AA.SS.