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Xanthippe
legendary martyr and saint, wife of Murcian king Probus
SaintFull write-upDate unknown
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
In Spain, the holy women Xanthippe and Polyxena, who were disciples of the Apostles.
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 Dominican Martyrology (1955) remembers her on 23 September.
Connected on this site
- Polyxena Saint Brother or sister
Sources
- The Martyrology of the Order of Friars Preachers (tr. W. R. Bonniwell OP, 1955), 23 September
- Wikidata Q85965569 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.