Saint Chionia
- 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
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Catholic Online
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Dictionary of Saints, by John Delaney
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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