Saint Xenia the Righteous of Rome
5th-century Christian saint
Feast: 24 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Xenia the Righteous of Rome (Greek: Ξένια της Ρώμης) was a saint of the 5th century, honored by some Christian Churches, including Orthodox and Catholic. Xenia, originally born Eusebia, was the only daughter of a wealthy Senator in Rome. She and two devoted servants of hers, left to avoid an arranged marriage. She escaped first to the island of Kos, then on to Mylasa, in modern day Turkey, where she accepted name "Xenia" (stranger). She wanted to hide in a deserted place not to be discovered by her parents.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
- santiebeati.it, 'Santa Xenia (Eusebia di Milasa), Vergine' / Nominis — 'Santa Xenia (Eusebia di Milasa), Vergine, V sec., festa 24 gennaio' — feast matches the entry exactly; Nominis also carries 'Sainte Xenia la miséricordieuse, diaconesse au Ve siècle (+ v. 450)'. The Roman senator's daug
- Wikidata Q468997 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Xenia of Rome (CC BY-SA)
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