christian saint · historical figure · unwavering faith · martyr · sicily setting · ancient rome · patron of the blind · devout · resilient
*In a cramped, shadowed cell, the air thick with despair, a young girl huddled in the corner. Blind and broken, she used her hair-covering blanket to dab at the blood where her eyes once were. Tortured for her faith in Christ, she prayed for the darkness to end, while a single, fragile ray of sunlight pierced the gloom through a tiny window.*