Saint Anysia of Salonika

Memorial: 30 December
Profile: Born to a wealthy and pious family, Anysia lived private vows of chastity and poverty, praying and using her wealth to help the poor. One day a Roman soldier accosted her as she was on her way to services. When he discovered she was a Christian, possibly she made crossed herself in fear, he beat her, and said was going to drag her to a pagan temple and force her to make a sacrifice. When he tore off the veil she habitually wore as a sign of her chastity, she spit in his face; he murdered her.
Born: in Salonika, Thessaly, Greece
Died: stabbed with a sword in 304
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
Additional Information: For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Catholic Exchange, by Gail Buckley
Catholic Online
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