Honorific Prefix: | Saint |
Anastasia the Roman | |
Death Date: | 250 |
Feast Day: | 29 October |
Venerated In: | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Death Place: | Rome |
Anastasia the Roman (died 250) was 3rd-century Christian saint and nun who was martyred during the reign of Roman emperor Decius.
Anastasia was orphaned at the age of three and was raised in a convent, where she became renowned for her asceticism. During the persecutions under the Emperor Decius, she was apprehended, tortured, and beheaded by a city administrator named Probus. Her feast day is celebrated on 29 October.[1]
This St. Anastasia should not be confused with another St. Anastasia of Rome who was martyred with St. Basilissa in 68 AD.