The Unknown Maiden of Alexandria

The Unknown Maiden of Alexandria is a saint whose name has not been preserved, from a rich house in Alexandria. According to Christian belief, she had a good father, who suffered much and ended badly, and an evil mother, who lived well, died in peace and was buried with honour.

Not knowing whether to live by her father's example or her mother's, the maiden had a vision that showed her the state of her father and mother in the other world: she saw her father in the Kingdom of God and her mother in darkness and torment. This decided her to dedicate her whole life to God and to keep, like her father, the law of God, whatever opposition and misfortunes she might have to endure. The Serbian Church commemorates her on 3 March by the old calendar (16 March by the new).