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St. Glyceria of Trajanopolis
May 13, Saint
Source: catholicsaints.info
Source: catholicsaints.info
Also known as:
Glyceria of Heraclea
Born:
Rome, Italy
Short Biography:
Roman maiden at Trajanopolis, Greece, and may have been the daughter of a Roman senator. Arrested for her faith during the persecutions of emperor Antoninus and the governor Sabinus, she managed to destroy a statue of Jupiter before being imprisoned, tortured and martyred.
Died:
thrown to wild animals but died from the effects of torture before they got to her, c.177 at Heraclea, Propontis (near modern Marmara Ereğlisi, Turkey)