Saint Athanasia of Timia

Memorial

• 14 August

Profile

Married. Her first husband died fighting the Saracens. Her second husband became a monk. Athanasia turned their home into a convent, then built Timia Abbey to house a larger congregation. Her reputation for holiness spread, and she became an advisor to Empress Theodora.

Born

• Aegina

Died

• 860 at Timia Abbey of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Athanasia of Timia”. Saints.SQPN.com. 2 August 2012. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-athanasia-of-timia/>