Anysia of Salonika
Christian virgin and martyr
Feast: 30 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Saint Anysia of Thessalonica (Greek: Άγία Άνυσία; died c. 304) was a Christian virgin and martyr of the 4th century. She was born of pious and affluent parents who "raised her in Christian piety". They died when Anysia was young, leaving her their wealth, which she distributed to the poor, choosing to live "a strict life of fasting, vigil, and prayer".
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Symeon the Metaphrast Saint“Anysia's biography is related by Symeon the Metaphrast in a volume of his work published in 947; according to hagiographer Alban Butler, Anysia's story lacks historical confirmation.” — Wikipedia
- Roman Martyrology / Martyrology of the Order of Preachers, 30 December; Butler's Lives of the Saints, 30 December — 'At Thessalonica, St. Anysia, martyr. At the same place, St. Anysius, bishop' — 30 December, matching the entry's feast. Butler's Lives lists 'St Anysia, martyr' on 30 December. Died c.304, pre-schism, so the Orthodox cu
- Wikidata Q2444328 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Anysia of Thessalonica (CC BY-SA)
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