A saint who was martyred in Catania, Sicily, around the 3rd century. She was pressured by the authorities to apostatize, but she refused and was martyred under torture. Many martyrdom stories have been written about her in Greek and Latin. Her feast day is February 5th. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
3世紀頃にシチリア島のカタニアで殉教した聖女。役人から背教を迫られたが,これを拒み,拷問によって殉教したといわれる。彼女についてはギリシア語およびラテン語による多くの殉教物語が作られた。祝日2月5日。
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