Saint
Derfuta
A saint venerated in Paphlagonia, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
- Feast
- March 20old style April 2
- Era
- 4th century
- Place
- Paphlagonia
Life
Holy Martyr Derfuta was a martyr of Paphlagonia, put to death on the order of the emperor Maximian, together with six other women, because they confessed the Christian faith.
In the Greek Church her commemoration is kept on 20 March. The sources keep no other details. She is a saint of the undivided Church.
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