| Saint Domnina of Anazarbus | |
|---|---|
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| Martyr | |
| Died | 286 AD Anazarbus, Asia Minor (modern-day Aǧaçli, Adana, Turkey) |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church; Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | October 12 |
Saint Domnina (Greek: Δομνίνα) is venerated as a Christian martyr by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. According to tradition, she was a native of Cilicia who was imprisoned at Anazarbus and repeatedly beaten on the order of the Roman prefect Lysias (or Licius). She was then burned with fire. She died in prison.
According to one source, “The Roman Martyrologist must have used a corrupt manuscript in which Lycia was substituted for Lysias, as he places St. Domnina’s martyrdom in the Province of that name.”
References
- ^ "St. Domnina of Anazarbus". Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. September 2000. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
- Benedictine Monks, Book of the Saints (Published by Kessinger Publishing, 2003), 84.
