Suina of Cagliari

Saint Suina of Cagliari, also called Assuina or Suia (a dialect form of the name Sophia), is venerated as a virgin and martyr of Cagliari in Sardinia in the 4th century. Nothing certain is known of her historically.

Her presumed tomb was found in 1626 in the pagan and early Christian necropolis in the area of the church of San Lucifero, and was then placed, together with other presumed martyrs, in the Sanctuary of the Martyrs in the cathedral of Cagliari. She is counted among the many martyrs of Roman Cagliari and is celebrated in several places in southern Sardinia. A church dedicated to her, between Decimoputzu and Villasor, was demolished in 1782. At Morgongiori, on Monte Arci, a country church is the goal of a procession of 12 km, which sets out from the parish every year on 14 October, carrying the statue of the saint. The commemoration falls on 15 April or 15 October. She is honored as a saint of the undivided Church.