Name
Marciana, virgin and martyr of Caesarea of Mauretania
Saint ID
S02739
Number in BH
L 5256-5259
Reported Death Not After
303
Gender
Female
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Virgins
| ID | Title | E04878 | The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 11 July. | E08210 | The Latin Martyrdom of *Marciana (virgin and martyr of Caesarea of Mauretania, S02739), recounts how she destroyed a statue of Diana, had her virginity miraculously protected, and was martyred by being thrown to the beasts, all in Caesarea (Mauretania Caesariensis, western North Africa). Written, presumably in Caesarea, possibly in the 5th c. |
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