The name Cristina derives from the Greek "Christos"" and means "Messia".Between the most famous people who have taken this name,we remember the Queen of Sweden,daughter of Gustavus Adolphus and several Saints.The feast day is traditionally celebrated on July 24 in memory of Santa Cristina,martyr at the age of 10 in Bolsena,she lived in the third century.The Saint is the patron of Gallipoli.My name is Cristina because mother's name of my grandmother was Cristina.