Margaret
deity single tradition · 1
Margaret, also known as Margaret of Antioch in the West and Saint Marina the Great Martyr in the East, is celebrated as a saint in various Christian traditions. She was reportedly tortured and beheaded for refusing to renounce Christianity and give her virginity to a Roman official in the 4th century. She is reputed to have promised powerful indulgences to those who invoked her intercessions.
When
- First attested
- 300 CE
- Attested period
- 300 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Martyred in the 4th century CE.
Relationships
- child of
- Aedesius
- enemy of
- Satan
- syncretized with
- Saint Marina the Monk, Saint Pelagia
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Saint Marina the Monk and Saint Pelagia, both of whom are sometimes conflated or confused with Margaret”
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