No likeness on file
Mamlica
virgin and martyr in Persia
SaintFull write-upDate unknown
Feast: 5 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
—
unknown
Died
—
unknown
Beatified
—
not on record
Canonised
—
not on record
Who they were
The commemoration of Saint Mamlica, virgin and martyr, who, having come into Persia from the land of the Garamaeans, was put to death by order of King Shapur II.
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 5 October as a virgin and martyr put to death in Persia by order of King Shapur II.
Sources
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.