Afra (d. 304 A.D.) was a prostitute in Augsburg who may have converted to the Christian faith during Diocletian's persecution of Christians. When she refused to sacrifice to the pagan gods, she was burned to death. Her mother rescued her body and took it to a sepulcher with the help of three servants. But the authorities apprehended them and were also burned to death when they also refused to sacrifice to the gods.
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