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russian orthodox icon of saint tatiana , 19th century 226-235 rome rome shown plate with two eyes on it holding a martyr 's cross , or a january 12 roman catholic church eastern orthodox church students virgin , martyr tatiana.jpg tatiana of rome
 saint tatiana of rome
tatiana of rome

saint tatiana was a christian martyr in 3rd-century rome during the reign of emperor alexander severus .
she was a deaconess of the early church .
according to legend , she was the daughter of a roman civil servant who was secretly christian , and raised his daughter in the faith , and she became a deaconess in the church .
this was dangerous , and one day the jurist ulpian captured tatiana and attempted to force her to make a sacrifice to apollo .
she prayed , and miraculously , an earthquake destroyed the apollo statue and part of the temple .
tatiana was then blinded , and beaten for two days , before being brought to a circus and thrown into the pit with a hungry lion .
but the lion did not touch her and lay at her feet .
this resulted in a death sentence being pronounced , and after being tortured , tatiana was beheaded with a sword on january 12 , around ad 225 or 230 .
