Martyred Maidens of Antioch

Memorial

• 24 December

Profile

A group of forty virgins martyred in the persecutions of Decius. None of their names have come down to us.

Died

• martyred in 250 in Antioch, Syria

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Martyred Maidens of Antioch”. Saints.SQPN.com. 21 July 2012. Web. 18 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/martyred-maidens-of-antioch/>