page_title: Justa and Rufina
section_title: In art
hierarchical_section_title: Justa and Rufina / In art
context_page_description: Saints Justa and Rufina are venerated as martyrs. They are said to have been martyred at Hispalis during the 3rd century.
  Only St. Justa is mentioned in the Martyrologium Hieronymianum, but in the historical martyrologies Rufina is also mentioned, following the legendary Acts. The two saints are highly honored in the medieval Hispanic liturgy.
  La Seo Cathedral contains a chapel dedicated to Justa and Rufina. Agost, in Valencia province, is the location of a hermitage dedicated to these saints, built in 1821. Toledo also has a church dedicated to them.
context_section_description: Justa and Rufina were a popular subject for Spanish artists.
  A 1540 retable is the earliest known piece of artwork depicting these two saints.  A painting of the saints was done by Francisco Camilo in 1644.  Goya, Murillo, and Zurbarán also painted these saints.
  A 1989 painting is a modern interpretation of these saints.
  Their feast day is 19 July. During the Middle Ages their feast was celebrated in the Iberian Peninsula on 17 July, as attested by calendars of the time, such as for example by that in the Antiphonary of León.
caption: Saint Rufina, by Zurbarán
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