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Illustration of Saint Euphrosyne On Her Death Bed Revealing Her True Identity To Her Father From The Basil Menology
Illustration of Saint Euphrosyne On Her Death Bed Revealing Her True Identity To Her Father From The Basil Menology

Saint Euphrosyne of Alexandria

Also known as: Euphrosyna; Smaragdus

Saint
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

January 1

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Biography

Saint Euphrosyne of Alexandria, whose historicity is now questioned by modern scholarship, is a figure whose life was often portrayed as pious fiction but was mistaken for historical accounts. According to these traditional narratives, she was the daughter of Paphnutius, a wealthy citizen of Alexandria, Egypt....

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