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ST. RESPONSA 183 the Lamb and singing the praises of her cracified Lord. The body was trans- lated with great pomp and reyerence into the Church, and wrought miracles. AA.SS. St. Reginswindis, Reginsidis. St. Reginulfa, Bainofle. St Regiola, Feb. 11, Aug. 30, M. at Avitina with Yigtoria (2). St. Regnach or Regnacia, sister of the great St. Finnian of Clonard who lived in the 6th century. Regnach was abbess of Eilreynagh in Meath, a monas- tery built for her and deyoted to the Christian education of women. One of her pupils was Lassara. Lanigan. St. Regnisidis, Reginsidis. St. Regonde, Radkqund. St. Regula (l). (See Victobia (2).) St Regula (2) or Rieulb, Sep. 11, Oct. 11, V. M. end of 3rd or begin- ning of 4th century. Patron, with her brother St. Felix, of Zurich and Heili- genberg. After the massacre of the Theban legion, Regula with her brother Felix who was one of the soldiers, wan- dered through Switzerland, but being ambitious of martyrdom, they gave them- selves up at Zurich, to their pursuers. Regula was condemned to swallow melted lead ; she told her judge it was sweeter than milk and honey. Their trial and tortures were attended with divers mira- cles; at last they were beheaded, and taking itheir heads up in their hands, they carried them a considerable dis- tance. AA,SS, King. St Regunfledis, Wilgeportis. St Reine, Regina. St. Reineld, Reyneld. St Reinfrede, Rainfredb. St. Reingar or Rhiengab. {See Almheda.) St Reinhild, Retneld. Sometimes Relind. St Reinila, Relind. St. Reinildis, Retneld. Sometimes Relind. St Reinula, Relind. St Relind (l), Oct. 12, Feb. 6, Mar. 22 (Ernblla, Reinhild, Rbdjila, Reinild, Reinula, Relnide, Renelle, Rbnula, etc.), 4- c. 750. Joint abbess and patron of Maasech^ with her sister St. Harlind. St. Relind (2), Not. 16. 10th cen- tury. A recluse at Flemalia, near Li6ge, commemorated with her sisters SS. Bbnediota (13) and Cecilia (11), daughters of Zuentibold, son of the Emperor Amulf (887-899) Bucelinus, Men, Ben, St Renata, in French, Ren^e, M. Relics yenerated at Auxerre. Stadler. St Renee, Renata. St. Renelle, Relind. St. Renfroi, Rainpredb. St. Renofele, Rainofle. St Renula, Relind. St. Reparata, Oct. 8, 2nd century. v. M. at CsBsarea in Palestine. Repre- sented carrying a banner. Patron of Florence, of Nice in Provence, of Cor- reggio, and of Atri (Adria). In the per- secution under Decius, she was placed beside a caldron of boiling lead, into which she was to be plunged if she would not renounce her Christianity; the lead became cold and solid. Then her breasts were cut off; burning torches were held against her, and she was thrown into a furnace. As none of these tortures induced her to apostatize, she was led naked round the city, to the horror of all the Christians, and finally beheaded. Her soul, in the form of a white dove, was seen to leaye her body. Such is the account given by Rabanus Maurus in his Martyrology in the ninth century. Her body is said to have crossed the Mediterranean in a Moorish ship without sails or crew, to Cam- pania, and it then settled at Teano in Apuglia. It is supposed that the real Reparata lived and was martyred at Florence, where a church bore her name in the 4th century, and that when her history was forgotten, the above wonderful legend was manufactured, grounded puily on that of St. Albina (1). B.M, Baillet. Cahier. Mrs. Jameson. Stadler. St Reposita, Jan. 21, M. AA.SS. St Respecta, July 20, + c goo, abbess of the nuns of Monte Cassino. Gnenebault. St Responsa, April 23, companion of St. Ursula. Responsa's relics were venerated in the convent of Minorite nuns