St Victoria Rebellion

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St. Victoria was a rebel, when she said no, it was no. I am Daniella Ayala and I chose St. Victoria as my Confirmation name. St. Victoria date of birth and what country she was born in couldn’t be found but she lived in Picenum, Italy, so to my conclusion she probably was born in Italy. She was a noble woman with her sister Anatolia which is also a saint. Victoria was supposed to marry a noble pagan but her sister convinced her to dedicate both their lives to God and remain single. Pagan suitors began to make deals with authority to be allowed to imprison both sisters to see who would give up their faith. Both sisters reacted by selling everything they owned and they gave the poor the money the two sisters earned and continued to love God.

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