Saint Demetria of Rome

Memorial

• 21 June

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Daughter of Saint Flavian and Saint Dafrosa; sister of Saint Bibiana. Following the martyrdom of her parents during the persecutions of Julian the Apostate, Demetria was arrested with Bibiana; she dropped dead before reaching her cell. Martyr.

Died

• c.363 in Rome, Italy
• relics enshrined in the church of Saint Bibiana in Rome, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Demetria of Rome”. Saints.SQPN.com. 26 October 2012. Web. 18 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-demetria-of-rome/>