Aresilia of Brist

Arezilja Vristosk, later known as Aresilia of Brist, was a princess who lived during the 400s. 
She was born in Brist, so the stories say, as daughter of a cruel and rich tyrant, King Koleanus Vristosk. Koleanus had choked the city dry and poverty was rampant. During Aresilia's early years fighting in a local war, she was captured by enemy armies and imprisoned for almost twenty years. When she returned, she found that her father had died, and the people were searching for an heir. She inherited the kingdom, but came to donate all of the family wealth to the people, feeding the poor and downtrodden, until it is said even she lived as humble a life as a grain farmer, and wore the simple linens and cloth of a peasant. 
She was made patron saint of charity, gift-giving, and generosity. Her holy day was Vöwa 21st, in the dead of winter. Those who prayed to her were generous with their wealth. One icon of her was linens or muslin scarves and simple cloth.
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