Saint Lydia of Illyria

Memorial

• 27 March

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Married to Saint Philetus of Illyria; mother of Saint Macedo of Illyria and Saint Theoprepius of Illyria. Martyred in the persecutions of Hadrian.

Died

• c.121 in the imperial Roman province of Illyria, an area of the modern Balkans

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Lydia of Illyria“. Saints.SQPN.com. 26 March 2013. Web. 24 May 2013. <>