Saint Cristino Church



In 65, during Nero persecution, Saint Cristino was martyrized and in 1661 in the catacomb of Priscilla in Rome, the remains of the Saint were found. Today they are in a urn in the Misericord church in Portoferraio. The remains arrived at Elba the 29th of April of 1661 thanks to a Portoferraio citizen, Antonio Vai. He asked to Pope Alexander VII to give to the Reverend confraternity of the Misericord of Portoferraio a Saint body.

In 1764 Pope Clement XIII proclaimed Saint Cristino martyr patron of Portoferraio.

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