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Febronia of Nisibis also known as Febronia of Sebapte was a nun at Nisibis Mesopotamia. She suffered persecution under Diocletian who offered her freedom if she renounced her faith and married his nephew Lysimachus who had been leaning towards conversion to Christianity. Febronia refused and was tortured suffered mutilation and death. Lysimachus witnessing her suffering converted.Febronia is one of the 140 Colonnade saints which adorn St. Peter’s Square.
