Pelagia of Tarsus

Saint

Pelagia of Tarsus
Miniature from the Menologion of Basil II
Died301–305
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church[1]
Roman Catholic Church
Feast4 May (Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic)[2]
8 October(Eastern Orthodox)[2]

Pelagia (Greek: Πελαγία; d. early 4th century), distinguished as Pelagia of Tarsus and Pelagia the Martyr (Πελαγία ἡ Μάρτυς, Pelagía ē Mártys), was a legendary Christian saint and martyr who lived in Tarsus in Cilicia (southeastern Asia Minor) during the reign of Roman emperor Diocletian.[3] Originally, her feast day was celebrated on October 8, in common with SS Pelagia the Virgin & Pelagia the Harlot, both of Antioch with one or both of whom her story is probably modeled after. [2]

  1. ^ (in Greek) Ἡ Ἁγία Πελαγία ἡ Μάρτυς. 4 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  2. ^ a b c Kirsch (1911).
  3. ^ Lives of all saints commemorated on May 4. Retrieved 2010-06-12.