From the Roman Martyrology for 14 May:
In Syria, the holy Victor and Corona, martyrs under the Emperor Antoninus. Victor was put to diverse and horrid tortures under the judge Sebastian. Corona, who was the wife of a certain soldier, was fain to cry out that he was blessed, because of the constancy in his testimony, whereupon she saw two crowns descending from heaven, the one for Victor and the other for herself, and when she had borne witness to this in the hearing of all, she was torn asunder between trees, and Victor was beheaded.
BUT! Before you get all excited, there is no evidence whatsoever that she has ever been invoked against illness or pestilence. In fact, she is invoked in connection with things involving money, such as gambling or treasure hunting. However, prayer never hurts, and I suppose, in a sense, we're all gamblers right now.
St Corona, pray for us.
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