Eutropia of Alexandria

Holy Martyr Eutropia of Alexandria died for Christ in Alexandria around 250. Her struggle was the spiritual support she gave to imprisoned Christians: she visited them often in the prisons and urged them to bear their sufferings patiently.

For this she was seized by the persecutors of Christians and led to torture. At the trial she firmly confessed her faith in Christ and died of the cruel tortures. She is commemorated on 12 November (new style). Her story is also found in the Lives of the Saints by Saint Demetrius of Rostov.