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Martyr

Herennia

A woman martyr of North Africa, commemorated by the undivided Church.

Feast
March 8old style March 21
Era
unknown
Place
Africa
Order
Martyrs

Life

Holy Martyr Herennia suffered in Africa at an unknown time. Her name is recorded in the Roman Martyrology together with Felicity, Rogatus, Felix, a second Rogatus, Beatus, Urbanus, Silvanus and Mamillus, martyrs of the same Africa. The Greek synaxarion preserves no other details.

She is commemorated on 8 March, by the church calendar of the Church of Greece. Being known mostly from western sources, she is counted a saint of the undivided Church.

Commemorated the same day March 8