Saint Glyceria of Trajanopolis
- Also known as
- Glyceria of Heraclea
- Memorial
- 13 May
- Profile
- Roman maiden at Trajanopolis, Greece, and may have been the daughter of a Roman senator.
Arrested for her faith, she managed to destroy a statue of Jupiter before being imprisoned, tortured and martyred.
- Died
- c.177 at Heraclea, Propontis she was thrown to wild animals to die but died from the effects of torture before they got to her
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Additional Information
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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