Grania

Saint Grania was a Christian martyr of the fourth century, in the time of the emperor Diocletian. All that is known of her is that she died a virgin and martyr, from the stone over her tomb in Rome, now set into the wall behind the altar of the chapel of the Villa di Bibbiani. The preserved body appears to be that of a girl of about six or seven. Since it was taken from the catacombs of Saint Agnes, she is thought to have died in one of the persecutions of Christians, probably under Diocletian.

The body was taken out of the catacombs on 12 September 1646 by order of Pope Innocent X and given to the Florentine prelate Baccio Aldobrandini, then to the priest Giovan Battista Gufoni, who received it on 8 November of that year. Since 1652 it has been in the church of Saint Stephen at Capraia Fiorentina. The people attribute many miracles to her and regard her as protector of children in danger. Her feast was on 1 May, then moved to 2 May (new style). She is venerated in the Catholic Church.