Santa Argentea de Córdoba

Saint Argentea of Cordoba, daughter of Omar ben Hafsun, the Christian leader who opposed Umayyad rule in southern Iberia during the Moorish occupation, lived in the 8th century. Following the death of her mother, she turned her heart entirely toward God, dedicating herself to prayer and the pursuit of a religious life. Seeking refuge from the turmoil of her homeland and the pressures of her father’s political struggle, she fled the Muslim forces and journeyed to a monastery in Cordoba.