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Martyr

Leocricia of Córdoba

A virgin martyr of Córdoba in Spain, killed in 859.

Reposed
8599th century
Place
Córdoba
Order
Martyrs

Life

Leocricia of Córdoba was a young virgin martyr in Córdoba, in Muslim-⁠ruled Spain. She was put to death on 15 March 859, in the time of the emir Muhammad I. The calendar of the Western Church remembers her on the same day.

Her parents were Muslims, but a relative of hers brought her to the Christian faith. The priest Eulogius of Córdoba guided her and helped her leave her parents' house and hide. When they were found, both were arrested. Eulogius was condemned for aiding her and for speaking of the faith, and Leocricia for leaving Islam. Eulogius was put to death on 11 March, and she four days later.

Leocricia is one of the martyrs of Córdoba of the 9th century. She is a saint of the undivided Church, honored mostly in the West; no Orthodox synodal canonization is known. Her name also appears as Lucretia.