Rufina of Seville

Holy Martyr Rufina of Seville was, with her sister Justa, a potter in Seville, Spain, and died a martyr about the year 287. They are commemorated on 17 July (new style), as saints of the undivided Church, and are the patrons of the city of Seville.

Daughters of a potter, the two sisters earned their bread by selling earthenware. Tradition says that they refused to sell vessels for the ceremonies of a pagan festival and that they broke an idol's statue in a procession. They were arrested by the prefect Diogenianus and tortured. Justa died in prison, and Rufina was strangled, put to death after the torments.