Saint Regina was a noble little girl who lived in France and was made a Catholic by the instruction of her nurse, and was baptized by her. In an immediate surrender to her Faith, Regina dedicated herself to God in a vow of virginity in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. She then went to live as a little shepherdess in the hills. The Prefect of Gaul, named Olybrius, was riding by the field where she was with her sheep. He saw her beauty, sensed her nobility and was annoyed by her holiness. He sent for her and asked her to deny her Faith as a Catholic. When she refused to do so, and when her clear, pure eyes challenged his lewdness and lasciviousness, and when she refused to violate her vow of virginity and would not sacrifice to idols, he had her beaten, burned with red-hot plates and pincers and iron combs. He finally had her throat cut. So did this little child with the queenly name enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blazon of Sainte-Reine-de-Bretagne city (Loire-Atlantique), with Saint Regina (Reine) source/credits
