09 works, Today, August 5th, is Saint Afra’s day, her story thru art #217
1 min readAug 5, 2020
Saint Afra
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Saint Afra (died 304) was martyred during the Diocletian persecution. Along with Saint Ulrich, she is a patron saint of Augsburg. Her feast day is August 5. Afra was dedicated to the service of the goddess, Venus, by her mother, Hilaria…