Saint Anastasia the Elder

Also known as

• Anastasia II

Memorial

• 28 October

Profile

Third-century nun. Spiritual student of Saint Sophia. Tortured, mutilated (breasts, hands and feet cut off and teeth broken out) and executed for her faith during the persecutions of Valerian.

Born

• Greek

Died

• beheaded in 253 in Rome, Italy
• buried by Saint Sophia

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Anastasia the Elder”. Saints.SQPN.com. 13 June 2012. Web. 24 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-anastasia-the-elder/>