Saint Anthusa of Seleucia

Memorial

• 22 August

Profile

Wealthy third-century lay woman in Seleucia, Asia Minor. Convert to Christianity, baptized by Saint Athanasius of Tarsus. Driven out of Seleucia due to her faith, she lived as a desert hermitess for 23 years.

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Anthusa of Seleucia”. Saints.SQPN.com. 2 August 2012. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-anthusa-of-seleucia/>