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Faustina

Faustina may refer to:

Saints
  • Faustina Kowalska (1905–1938), Polish mystic and Secretary of Divine Mercy
  • Saint Faustina and Saint Liberata of Como, 6th-century Italian nuns
Women from the Nerva–Antonine dynasty
  • Rupilia Faustina, a daughter of Salonina Matidia and the consul Lucius Scribonius Libo Rupilius Frugi Bonus, who was a great niece of the Roman Emperor Trajan
  • Faustina the Elder (died c. 140), Annia Galeria Faustina Major, daughter of Rupilia Faustina and Marcus Annius Verus; wife of Emperor Antoninus Pius
  • Faustina the Younger (2nd-century–175), Annia Galeria Faustina Minor, daughter of Faustina the Elder and Antoninus Pius; wife of Emperor Marcus Aurelius
  • Annia Cornificia Faustina (123–152), cousin of Faustina to Younger and sister to Marcus Aurelius
  • Annia Fundania Faustina (died 192), cousin of Faustina the Younger and Marcus Aurelius
  • Ummidia Cornificia Faustina (141–182), daughter of Annia Cornificia Faustina and niece of Marcus Aurelius
  • Vitrasia Faustina (died c. 180), daughter of Annia Fundania Faustina
  • Annia Aurelia Galeria Faustina (147–2nd-century), first-born daughter of Faustina the Younger and Marcus Aurelius
  • Annia Cornificia Faustina Minor (160–212), another sister of Annia Aurelia Galeria Faustina
  • Annia Faustina (daughter of Ummidia Cornificia Faustina) (165–c. 210), noblewoman of Anatolian Roman descent and a wealthy heiress who lived in the Roman Empire
  • Annia Faustina or Annia Aurelia Faustina, the great, granddaughter of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina the Younger, the third wife of Roman Emperor Elagabalus
Other Roman women
  • Faustina (empress), wife of Constantius II
    • Faustina Constantia, daughter of Faustina and Constantius
Other people
  • Faustina Bordoni (1697–1781), Baroque-era soprano nicknamed "Faustina"
  • Faustina Agolley, Australian television music presenter
  • Doc Faustina (born 1939), NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who competed from 1971 to 1976
  • Faustina Acheampong, First Lady of the Republic of Ghana from 1972 to 1978
  • Faustina Maratti (c. 1670–1745), Italian Baroque poet and painter
  • Faustina Pignatelli (d. 1785), Italian physicist
Other uses
  • Faustina (1957 film), a 1957 Spanish film
  • Faustina (1968 film), an Italian comedy film
  • Faustina (1995 film), the Polish drama on the life of Blessed Sister Faustina Kowalska based upon her experiences recorded in her spiritual diary
  • Faustine, a 1991 novel by Emma Tennant
  • Faustina, a subgenus of Chilostoma gastropods
Faustina (1995 film)

Faustina is a 1995 Polish movie directed by Jerzy Łukaszewicz about Blessed Sister Faustina Kowalska, a saint of the Roman Catholic Church who was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2000 . It is the first feature film of its kind in Poland, and far from the path of modern cinema.

According to the DVD's marketing materials, " Dorota Segda was voted top actress of the year by film critics for her stunning portrayal of Sister Faustina."

Faustina (empress)

Faustina ( 361 – 366) was an Empress of the Roman Empire and third wife of Emperor Constantius II. The main source for her biography is the account of historian Ammianus Marcellinus. Her origins and other names are unknown.

Faustina (1957 film)

Faustina is a 1957 Spanish comedy film directed by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia. It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival.

Faustina (1968 film)

Faustina is a 1968 Italian comedy film. It represents the directorial debut of Luigi Magni and the first released film appearance of actress Vonetta McGee, the latter of whom had filmed her role for The Great Silence a year prior.