Saint Athanasia of Antioch

Memorial

• 9 October

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Ninth-century lay woman in Antioch, Syria. Married to Saint Andronicus of Antioch. Mother of two. On the death of their children, Andronicus and Athanasia agreed to live separately as hermits in upper Egypt. Made multiple pilgrimages to Jerusalem.

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Athanasia of Antioch”. Saints.SQPN.com. 20 July 2012. Web. 18 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-athanasia-of-antioch/>