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Ariadne of Phrygia
2nd-century Christian saint
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 18 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
100
Died
130
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Prymnessus in Phrygia, also in Turkey, Saint Ariadne, martyr.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: she has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 18 September as a martyr at Prymnessus in Phrygia.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 18 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q453392 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Ariadne of Phrygia (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.