Martyrs (2century). In the reign of Hadrian a Roman matron named Sophia (Greek: Wisdom) with her three daughters, Pistis, Elpis, and Agape (Greek: Faith, Hope, and Charity), were martyred for the Faith, and buried on the Aurelian Way. At a later date Sapientia (Greek: Wisdom) and her three companions, Spes, Fides, and Caritas (Latin: Faith, Hope, and Charity), were put to death and were buried in the cemetery of Saint Callistus on the Appian Way. Feast, August 1,.
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