St. Corona: Finding The Spotlight Amid A Pandemic
By RAY CAVANAUGH For the better part of 2,000 years, she remained about as obscure as a saint could remain. In fact, we don’t know for sure about the location or even the specific century of her martyrdom. But because this particular saint’s name is Corona, she has suddenly become a lot more relevant. Her place of origin remains unknown. Most sources say that she was martyred in Roman-occupied Syria in AD 170. According to the prevailing account: A Roman soldier (now known as St. Victor) suffered torture and execution for his Christianity. Corona, reportedly the teenage wife of a different soldier and very likely a Christian herself, extended comfort to the solider in his agony and voiced her objection…Continue Reading