Saint Encratia of Saragossa

Also known as

• Encratis
• Encratide
• Engracia
• Engratia

Memorial

• 16 April

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Nun who was tortured in Saragossa, Spain for her faith. She survived, but is counted as a martyr due to the extent of her suffering. A church dedicated to her still exists in Saragossa.

Died

• c.304

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Encratia of Saragossa“. Saints.SQPN.com. 15 April 2013. Web. 23 May 2013. <>