She was said to have been born in Carthage or Teniza (presently Ras Djebel, Tunisia) and martyred under Roman Emperor Diocletian.

[3] A later medieval legend, recounted by Pietro Suddiacono in the 10th century[4] and similar to legends associated with Devota, Reparata, and Torpes of Pisa, states that after being horribly tortured, Restituta was placed in a blazing boat loaded with oakum and resin.

The legend further states that a local Christian woman named Lucina had dreamt of the angel and the boat.

[5] A church, Santa Restituta, was built in her honour in Naples in the sixth century.

[3] Lamartine, inspired by the legend of the saint, composed in 1842 “Le lis du golfe de Santa Restituta dans l’ìle d’Ischia.”[3] The largest city square in the Italian town of Sora, the Piazza di San Restituta, is named after the saint.