Saint Fina

Fina (* 1238 in San Gimignano, Italy; ibid † March 12, 1253. ) Is patron saint of San Gimignano and is revered as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.

Life

Fina was born into a poor family. Even as a child she shared the little food stand at its disposal, in other needy. It led to her parents' house a monastic life. Since she was of weak constitution, she had to endure many diseases. Fina died fifteen years in the odor of sanctity, and was buried in the cathedral of San Gimignano. There is dedicated to her own chapel in the aisle. The worship Finas is locally restricted to the area of ​​San Gimignano, but remembers them the entire Roman Catholic Church in the Roman Martyrology, where it is called on March 12, was beatified. In San Gimignano, the artist Benedetto Maiano, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Lorenzo di Niccolo di Pietro Gerini and Benozzo Gozzoli created artworks by world-class with scenes from the life of the Blessed Fina. Fina is called " The Holy of the wallflowers ," as the legend blossomed after these flowers to her death on the city's towers and on her coffin.