- Saint Afra (died 304) was martyred during the Diocletian persecution. Along with Saint Ulrich & St Simpert, she is a patron saint of Augsburg.
- ...by the Emperor Hadrian, into which Christianity had penetrated even before the time of Constantine, as is proved beyond question by the martyrdom of St. Afra.
- The Diocesan Museum St. Afra is also accessible from the cathedral via the cloister.
- Afra possibly operated a brothel in Augsburg or served as a prostitute in the temple of Venus, living with her mother, Hilaria, and serving women Eunomia...
- It is an indisputable historical fact that a Christian named Afra was beheaded at Augsburg during the persecution of Diocletian (c. 304) for her steadfast profession of...
- This reliquary bust was carved around 1505, and was built to house a relic of St. Afra.
- It is believed that Saint Afra, together with her mother and entire family, was converted by the holy bishop, Saint Narcissus.
- The courtyard location and unusaul shape have a historical basis: in 1897/98 the Grey Sisters of St Elizabeth built a women’s refuge named after St Afra...
- Afra was a common whore who ran a house of pleasure, even though she was the daughter of St. Hilaria.
- ...how the Germans have well kept their architecture and traditions and while I was on a tour around the city that’s how I stumbled across St Ulrich and Afra church.
