Sep 132010
![[Saint Aelia Flaccila]](http://saints.sqpn.com/saintac1.jpg "17kb jpg detail of a coin obverse with the image of Saint Aelia Flaccilla, c.383")
Also known as
- Plakilla
- 14 September (Greek Church)
Profile
Her family was of Spanish descent, and she may have been the daughter of Claudius Antonius, Prefect of Gaul. Married to Emperor Theodosius the Great c.376. Mother of Arcadius, roman emperor of the east, and Honorius, roman emperor of the west; a daughter, Pulcheria, died in childhood. Zealous supporter of the Nicene Creed. Considered a pillar of the Church and model of Christian virtue by Saint Gregory of Nyssa.
- c.385 of natural causes
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic Encyclopedia
- New Catholic Dictionary
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
- Wikipedia
Readings
To distribute money belongs to the imperial dignity, but I offer up for the imperial dignity itself personal service to the Giver. - Saint Aelia
MLA Citation
- “Saint Aelia Flaccilla”. Saints.SQPN.com. 13 September 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-aelia-flaccilla/>