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Eutropia of Alexandria
woman martyred under Decius
SaintFull write-upAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 30 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
220
Died
250
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Alexandria in Egypt, Saint Eutropia, martyr, who gave up her spirit amid most cruel torments for having refused to deny Christ.
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 30 October as a martyr of Alexandria who died under torture rather than deny Christ.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 30 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q85978655 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.