There is a pious fiction according to which Theodora, a beautiful Christian girl of Alexandria, was sentenced to a brothel during the persecution of Christians under Emperor Diocletian when she refused to sacrifice to the gods. She fell dead when she was rescued by Didymus; when Didymus' act was discovered, he was beheaded. Her feast day is April 28th.
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Who is the female saint who refused to marry because she devoted her life to God? She was also very beautiful, and she disfigured her face. I don't think it's St. Lucy.
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