Saint Regina was a virgin martyr and saint of the Catholic Church. Regina was born in Autun, France, to a pagan named Clement. Her mother died at her birth and her father placed her with a Christian nurse who baptized her. Regina helped out by tending the sheep. She communed with God in prayer and meditated on the lives of the saints. At the age of fifteen, she was betrothed to the proconsul Olybrius, but refused to renounce her faith to marry him, for which she was tortured and was beheaded at Alesia in the diocese of Autun, called Alise-Sainte-Reine after her.
Christian feast day: Regina
On September 7, in the year 0, Christian feast day: Regina. This event is recorded as a Holidays event in the history of September 7, one of 537 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on September 7, 0 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Holidays event in recorded history.
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- Wikipedia source last updated on 20 June 2026.
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