Saint Fina

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Fina
Fresco of Fina painted by Benozzo Gozzoli
Virgin
Born	1238 San Gimignano, Italy
Died	12 March [O.S. 5 March] 1253 San Gimignano, Italy
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Feast	March 12 and 1st Sunday of August
Attributes	Violets, depicted with Saint Gregory the Great, or lying on her wooden board
Patronage	physically challenged people, spinners

Saint Fina (1238–1253), or Saint Serafina, was an Italian Christian girl who is venerated in the Tuscan town of San Gimignano.

Contents

• 1 Life
• 2 Miracles and veneration
• 3 Commemoration
• 4 The hospital
• 5 Iconography and biographies
• 6 Sources
• 7 Notes
• 8 External links

Life[edit]

Representation of Saint Fina on a ceramic dish

Fina