Leocritia of Córdoba

Holy Martyr Leocritia of Córdoba was a virgin at Córdoba in Spain. Her parents were Moors, but she was converted to the Christian faith and was driven from her home. Saint Eulogius sheltered her, and both were flogged and beheaded in the year 859. She is one of the Martyrs of Córdoba, where between the years 850 and 859 forty-⁠eight Christians were put to death under Muslim rule. She is venerated as a saint of the undivided Church and is commemorated on 15 March (new calendar).