Eudocia the Martyr
Christian saint
Feast: 4 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Eudokia the Martyr (Ancient Greek: Εὐδοκία ἡ Μάρτυς) is a Christian saint and martyr from the 3rd century. According to Christian hagiographic accounts, she was deported along with thousands of other Christians by Shapur I. After strengthening her fellow believers in the face of persecution and converting Persian women, she was reportedly tortured in various ways, imprisoned multiple times, and eventually executed by beheading. She is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, which commemorates her on August 4. However, some modern Orthodox hagiographers believe she might actually be a fictional character.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Eudokia of Heliopolis Saint“Traditionally, she should not be confused with the martyr Eudokia of Heliopolis, but just might have been identical to the latter.” — Wikipedia
- Wikidata Q128500961 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Eudokia the Martyr (CC BY-SA)
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