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:''Not to be confused with Blessed Alina Martain or Blessed Michelina of Pesaro.'' Saint Alena (also written Alène〔(Saint Alena at SQPN ) Accessed 2012-05-10.〕 or Alina〔(Saint Alina at Ebobas ) Accessed 2012-05-10.〕) is a Christian saint who, if historical, was martyred around the year 640.〔 She is sometimes referred to as Alena of Forest,〔 or Alena of Brussels,〔(Saint of the Day for 24 June at St Patrick's ) Accessed 2012-05-10.〕 having died in Forest, Belgium which is now one of the nineteen municipalities of Brussels. ==Life of Saint Alena== The traditional account of Saint Alena's life, dating to the twelfth century,〔(The Church of Saint-Denis ) Accessed 2012-05-10.〕 states that she was born in Dilbeek, just outside Brussels, Belgium, to pagan parents, the nobleman Levold and his wife, Hildegaart.〔(Saint Alina at Brewiarz ) Accessed 2012-05-10.〕〔(Legend of Saint Alina ) Accessed 2012-05-11.〕 Alena chose to be baptized without the knowledge of her parents. As a Christian, she had to attend Mass secretly.〔 When her father discovered that she was worshipping as a Christian, he came to the conclusion that Christians had bewitched her into conversion. He sent guards to bring her home; she resisted, and during the fighting she lost one arm.〔 She subsequently died in prison due to her injuries.〔 Various (unspecified) miracles were claimed at the burial site of Alena's body, and one of Levold's subjects, Duke Omundus, had his sight restored by invoking Alena's prayers.〔 An angel appeared and took the severed arm to the chapel where she worshipped. Alena's parents were shocked, but the miracles, and the witness given by her determined faith, led them to examine Christianity, and they themselves were converted.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Saint Alena」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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