Centola and Helen

Saints Centola and Helen
Martyrdom of Saints Centola and Helen. Burgos Cathedral.
Martyrs
Died	~304 AD Burgos, Spain
Honored in	Roman Catholic Church, Orthodox Catholic Church
Feast	August 13 (Burgos Cathedral)

Saints Centola and Helen (Spanish: Santa Centola y Santa Elena) were, according to Christian tradition, two women who were martyred at Burgos in 304 AD during the persecution of Christians by Diocletian.^[1]

Veneration

Their cult remained localized in the Burgos region.^[1] A late Visigothic hermitage dedicated to the two saints can be found at Valdelateja, and there is a church dedicated to them at Villafranca Montes de Oca by Rodrigo de la Haya.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c J. Richard Stracke (?). "St. Centola, Virgin and Martyr". Augusta State University. http://www.aug.edu/augusta/iconography/centola.html. Retrieved April 27, 2009.

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Name	Centola And Helen
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Place of death	Burgos, Spain