
Santa Restituta, XV Century
Tempera on canvas and panel,
129.5 x 86.5 cm,
Palermo Cathedral, former convent of S. Chiara, Palermo
Saint Restituta (Santa Restituta of Africa; died in AD 255 or 304) is a saint and martyr of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. She was said to have been born in Carthage or Teniza (presently Ras Djebel, Tunisia) and martyred under Roman Emperor Diocletian. The location and date of her martyrdom are not precisely known…
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