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Saint

Anysia of Thessaloniki
Saint; Anysia of Thessaloniki
	The assault and murder of Saint Anysia by the soldier, from the Menologion of Basil II, 10th century
Martyr
Born	284; Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece
Died	304; by the gate of Cassandra
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox Church; Roman Catholic Church
Canonized	Pre-Congregation
Major shrine	Basilica of Saint Demetrios, Thessaloniki, Greece
Feast	30 December
Attributes	Veil, cross

Saint Anysia of Salonika was a Christian virgin and martyr of the 4th century. Anysia was born to a wealthy and pious Christian family in what is now Thessaloniki. She dedicated herself to vows of chastity and poverty, praying and helping the poor.

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The legend of her martyrdom states that, in 304, a Roman soldier apprehended her as she was on her way to Mass. Discovering she was a Christian, he beat her, and intended to drag her to a pagan temple to sacrifice to Roman gods. When he tore off her veil (a reminder of her vow of chastity), she spat in his face, and he murdered her.^[2]

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^ "St. Anysia at Thessalonica | Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese".
^ Jones, Terry. "Anysia of Salonika". Patron Saints Index. Archived from the original on January 1, 2008. Retrieved December 31, 2007.

[1] "St. Anysia at Thessalonica | Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese".

[patron-2] Jones, Terry. "Anysia of Salonika". Patron Saints Index. Archived from the original on January 1, 2008. Retrieved December 31, 2007.

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