St. Julia of Corsica

St. Julia was a virgin of Carthage in North Africa. A dedicated orthodox Christian, she refused to embrace the heretical tenets of the Arians and was sold into slavery by the Vandals – themselves Arian adherents – in 439 and sailed with her new master, a Syrian merchant. The vessel stopped at the island of Corsica, and Julia was commanded to participate in a local pagan ceremony. When she refused, threats were made; she was then tortured and crucified. Another tradition says that she was martyred by Saracens. She is venerated as the patroness of Corsica.  Her feast is kept on May 22.