Saint Chionia of Thessalonica

Also known as

• Cionia

Memorial

• 3 April

Profile

Sister of Saint Agape and Saint Irene. Convicted of possessing the Scriptures despite a prohibition issued in 303 by Emperor Diocletian. She was ordered to sacrifice to pagan gods; she refused. Martyr.

Born

• 3rd century in Thessalonica, Macedonia

Died

• burned alive in 304

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Dictionary of Saintly Women
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• uCatholic

MLA Citation

• “Saint Chionia of Thessalonica“. Saints.SQPN.com. 3 April 2013. Web. 26 May 2013. <>