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Lives of the Holy Women Martyrs

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An Orthodox Martyrologion of over one hundred women, maidens, and children throughout the year, according to the Church Calendar translated from the Greek of The Great Synaxaristes of the Orthodox Church.

The hardbound texts of this series are profusely illustrated with icons, sketches and maps. Gold-stamped burgundy covers, with acid-free pages.

(592 pages, 115 icons, sketches and maps; 8.5"" x 5.5"" x 1.5"")

ISBN-10: 0-944359-08-6

ISBN-13: 978-0-944359-08-2

 

Table of Contents


JANUARY

12. Saint Tatiane of Rome 23
18. Saint Theodule of Cilicia 25
19. Saint Evphrasia of Nicomedia 29
20. SS. Innas, Pinnas, and Rimmas 30
21. Saint Agnes of Rome 31
29. Saint Vevaia of Edessa 35
30. Saint Chryse of Rome 37
31. Saint Tryphaina of Kyzikos 38

FEBRUARY

5. Saint Agatha of Sicily 39
13. Saint Priscilla the Apostle 52
19. Saint Asklepiodote of Adrianopolis 61
26. Saint Photine of Samaria 63
28. Saint Kyranna of Thessalonica 88

MARCH

1. Saint Antonina of Nicaea 93
2. Saint Euthalia of Sicily 94
4. Saint Juliane of Ptolemais 96
19. Saint Daria of Athens 99
20. Seven Women Martyrs of Amisos 103
22. SS. Drosis and the 5 Nuns of Rome 104
26. Twenty-Six Martyrs 110
27. Saint Matrona of Thessalonica 112
27. Saint Lydia at Illyricum 114

APRIL

2. Saint Theodosia of Tyre 116
4. Saint Ferfouthe of Persia 117
5. Saint Theodora of Alexandria 119
14. Saint Thomais of Alexandria 121
15. SS. Anastasia and Vasilissa of Rome 125
16. SS. Agape, Irene and Chionia of Thessalonica 127
16. SS. Charissa, Nike, Galene, Kallida, Nounechia, Vasilissa and Theodora of Peloponnesos 133
16. Saint Irene of Greece 136
21. Saint Alexandra of Rome 137
30. Saint Argyre of Prusa 143

MAY

1. Saint Mary of Crete 146
2. Saint Zoe of Pamphylia 147
3. Saint Mavra of the Thebaid 150
3. Saint Xenia of Kalamas 163
4. Saint Pelagia of Tarsus 177
5. Saint Irene of Magedon 180
13. Saint Glyceria of Trajanoupolis 186
18. Saint Christina of Athens 190
18. SS. Tekousa, Alexandria, Claudia, Phaine, Evphrasia, Matrona, Julia and Theodote of Ancyra 192
24. SS. Markiane, Palladia, and Sossana 195
29. Saint Theodosia of Tyre 198

JUNE

5. Saint Irene of Egypt 199
7. Saint Potamiaine of Alexandria 199
8. Saint Kalliope 201
10. Saint Antonina of Krodamos 203
12. Saint Antonina of Nicaea 205
13. Saint Aquilina of Byblos 206
23. Saint Agrippina of Rome 208

JULY

4. SS. Cyprilla, Aroa and Lucia of Cyrene 209
6. Saint Lucia of Campania 213
7. Saint Kyriake of Anatolia 215
11. Saint Evphemia at the Fourth Ecumenical Synod 229
15. Saint Julitta of Iconium 234
17. Saint Marina of Antioch of Pisidia 236
22. Saint Markella of Chios 251
24. Saint Christina of Tyre 281
26. Saint Oraiozele of Revma 296
26. Saint Jerusalem of Byzantium 301
30. Saint Julitta of Caesarea 304

AUGUST

1. Saint Solomone of Jerusalem. 307
1. Saint Elesa of Kythera 329
4. Saint Evdokia of Anatolia. 340
17. Saint Juliane of Ptolemais 342
21. Saint Vassa of Edessa. 345
26. Saint Natalia of Nicomedia 348

SEPTEMBER

4. Saint Vevaia of Edessa 354
10. SS. Menodora, Metrodora and Nymphodora of Bithynia 355
11. Saint Ia of Persia 367
16. Saint Evphemia of Chalcedon 369
16. Saint Melitine of Thrace 380
17. SS. Sophia, Pistis, Elpis and Agape at Rome 382
17. Saint Agathokleia 397
17. Saint Asklepiodote 398
17. Saint Theodote of Pontos 399
18. Saint Ariadne 403
23. Saint Rais of Egypt 404
27. Saint Aquilina of Thessalonica 405
29. Saint Goudelia of Persia 409

OCTOBER

4. SS. Domnine, Verine, and Prosdoke of Edessa 410
5. Saint Charitine 412
5. Saint Mamelchtha of Persia 417
10. Saint Evlampia of Nicomedia 418
11. SS. Zenais and Philonilla of Tarsus 427
12. Saint Domnina of Anazarbus 429
12. Saint Anastasia of Rome 430
13. Saint Agathonike of Pergamos 432
13. Saint Chryse of Slatena 441
21. Saint Theodote of Pontos 447
22. SS. Anna, Elisabeth, Theodote, and Glyceria 448
24. Saint Sevastiane of Markianopolis 449
28. Saint Neonilla 452
29. Saint Melitine 453
30. Saint Zenovia of Cilicia 454
30. Saint Evtropia of Alexandria 461
30. Saint Neonilla of Cilicia 462

NOVEMBER

1. SS. Kyriaina and Juliane of Cilicia 467
7. Saint Kassina of Ancyra 468
7. Saint Thessalonike of Macedonia 470
11. Saint Stephanis of Damascus 471
22. Saint Apphia of Colossae. 476
22. Saint Cecilia of Rome 480
25. Saint Katherine of Alexandria 491

DECEMBER

2. Saint Myrope of Chios 521
4. Saint Barbara of Heliopolis 528
13. Saint Lucia of Syracuse 543
21. Saint Juliane of Nicomedia 545
22. Saint Anastasia of Rome 554
30. Saint Anysia of Thessalonica 567

Bibliography 569
Index of Women Saints 57