Saint Ariadne of Phrygia
Saint Ariadne of Phrygia (died c. 130 AD in Prymnessos, Phrygia, Roman Empire (modern Turkey)) was an early Christian martyr of 2nd-century Asia Minor. According to her passio she was a slave of a Phrygian prince who refused to participate in a pagan sacrifice for her master's birthday, was tortured, and fled into a cleft in a rock which miraculously opened to receive her. She is venerated as a virgin martyr. Her feast day is September 17.
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| Saint Ariadne of Phrygia | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | September 17 |
| Profession | Slave; Christian martyr; 2nd-century Phrygian Christian |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Eastern Orthodox Church (venerated in Asia Minor tradition); ancient martyrology; early Asian church; Phrygian Christianity |
| Patronage | Slaves; those in servitude; those who face pressure to participate in false religious practice; Christians in Asia Minor; those who seek divine protection from persecution |
| Attributes | Palm frond of martyrdom; a rock or cave opening (the miracle of the cleft rock); slave's garments; lily of virginity; a Phrygian landscape; chains (slavery) |
| Birthplace | Phrygia, Roman Empire (modern Turkey) |
| Death Place | Prymnessos, Phrygia, Roman Empire (modern Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey) |
| Cause of Death | Martyrdom; according to the passio she was a slave of a pagan Phrygian prince who was angered when she refused to participate in pagan sacrifices and festivals for his birthday; she was beaten and fled; her pursuers came after her; she prayed and a rock cleft open, received her, and closed behind her; she died within the rock; the miracle of the opening rock is the central miraculous element of her passio; her feast is September 17 |
| Primary Shrine | No surviving major shrine; venerated through the Roman Martyrology and Eastern calendar; September 17 feast observed in local churches |
| Liturgical Class | Optional Memorial (Roman Rite); September 17 |
| Historic Class | Not in universal 1962 calendar; observed locally |
Biography
Ariadne of Phrygia was a slave of a pagan Phrygian prince in 2nd-century Roman Asia Minor. When her master's birthday festival required participation in pagan sacrifice, she refused. She was beaten for her refusal and fled.
Her pursuers came after her. She prayed and, according to her passio, a rock miraculously cleft open, received her, and closed behind her. She died within the rock on September 17, c. 130 AD.
She is venerated as a virgin martyr of the early Church and appears in the Roman Martyrology. Her feast day is September 17.
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Birth location: Phrygia, Roman Empire (modern Turkey)
Death location: Prymnessos, Phrygia, Roman Empire (modern Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey)
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Saint Ariadne of Phrygia was a 2nd-century Christian slave in Asia Minor who was martyred for refusing to participate in pagan sacrifice. A rock miraculously opened and received her when her pursuers came. Feast September 17.
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