Kalliopi (martyr)


Kalliopi
Martyr
BornEarly 3rd Century AD
Roman Empire
Diedc. 250
Roman Empire
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church,
Roman Catholic Church
FeastJune 8
Attributeshot iron pressed to her breast

Kalliopi (Calliope) was a Christian saint of the third century AD. She was executed in 250, near the beginning of Emperor Decius' violent suppression of Christians within the Roman Empire.