Saint Ariadne

Memorial

• 17 September

Profile

Christian slave of a Phrygian prince. Flogged for refusing to join in pagan celebrations on her owner’s birthday. When she fled from his household, a large rock opened up for her to escape into; she was never seen again. She was assumed to have died in the rock, it became her tomb, and she is considered a martyr.

Died

• c.130

Name Meaning

• holy one (Greek)

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Saint Ariadne”. Saints.SQPN.com. 17 September 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-ariadne/>