Saint
Athanasia
A holy woman commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Feast
- March 2old style March 15
- Era
- unknown
Life
Holy Martyr Athanasia died by the sword, together with Holy Martyr Andronicus. They are commemorated on 2 March (new style) in the Greek synaxarion.
A verse of the synaxarion says that, since Andronicus died together with Athanasia, we are convinced that he lives. They may be the same as Andronicus and Athanasia commemorated on 9 October. No other details of their lives have survived in the source consulted.
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