Saints of Orthodoxy

St. Pelagiaof Antioch

Martyr· Red: Colour of spilt blood

“Lifting her hands and her eyes to heaven, she prayed fervently to God not to allow the soldiers to rape her, but that she might depart this life as a pure virgin.”
St. Pelagia of Antioch

Dates of commemoration for saint

Birth

288

Antioch, Syria

Death

303

Antioch, Syria

History

Unknown
8 Oct (21 Oct) 303

Life path

  • Child / Youth

Undertakings & Callings

  • Virginity

Sufferings

  • Carnal Abuse

Eras

  • Diocletianic Persecution

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