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|SaintName=Saint Eugenia of Rome | |SaintName=Saint Eugenia of Rome | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=December 25 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Rome, Roman Empire (now Italy) | |SaintBirthPlace=Rome, Roman Empire (now Italy) | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=41.9028, 12.4964 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=41.9028, 12.4964 | ||
|DeathPlace=Rome, Roman Empire (now Italy) | |DeathPlace=Rome, Roman Empire (now Italy) | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=41.9028, 12.4964 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=41.9028, 12.4964 | ||
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|NotableLabel3=Associated burial and early cult | |NotableLabel3=Associated burial and early cult | ||
|NotableCoordinates3=41.8583, 12.4761 | |NotableCoordinates3=41.8583, 12.4761 | ||
| | |AssociatedCountries=Italy; Egypt | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Rome]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Traditional survival of tortures and healings | |SaintMiracle1=Traditional survival of tortures and healings | ||
|Profession=Virgin; monk (disguised); abbot | |Profession=Virgin; monk (disguised); abbot | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Early Christian | |ReligiousAffiliation=Early Christian | ||
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|PrimaryShrine=Church of Sant'Eugenia, Rome, Italy | |PrimaryShrine=Church of Sant'Eugenia, Rome, Italy | ||
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church | |AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church | ||
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'''Saint Eugenia of Rome''' (d. c. 258), also known as Eugenia the Martyr, was a 3rd-century Roman Christian noblewoman and virgin martyr who disguised herself as a man to enter monastic life, becoming abbot of a male monastery before her identity was revealed and she was martyred under Emperor Valerian.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05594a.htm|title=St. Eugenia|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> According to 5th-century hagiographic traditions in the ''Passio Sanctae Eugeniae'', Eugenia, daughter of Prefect Philip and Claudia, fled an arranged marriage c. 250 by donning male attire (as Eugenius) and joining the Tabennisi monastery in Egypt, where her piety led to election as abbot; she converted her father after healing a woman but was denounced when her gender was discovered during a trial for alleged seduction.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenia_of_Rome|title=Eugenia of Rome|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Enduring tortures including breast mutilation, racking on a wheel, and boiling pitch, she was beheaded with companions Protus, Hyacinthus, and her family c. 258, her soul ascending amid miracles.<ref name="catholic_online">{{Cite web|url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=629|title=St. Eugenia|publisher=Catholic Online|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Historical evidence confirms a genuine cult by the 4th century, with her name in early martyrologies and a basilica in Rome, though biographical details are legendary, possibly conflating with Eugenia of Hohenburg or other transvestite saints, and the "fuller" epithet (from fullonica, laundry) may symbolize purification or a later association.<ref name="newadvent" /> | '''Saint Eugenia of Rome''' (d. c. 258), also known as Eugenia the Martyr, was a 3rd-century Roman Christian noblewoman and virgin martyr who disguised herself as a man to enter monastic life, becoming abbot of a male monastery before her identity was revealed and she was martyred under Emperor Valerian.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05594a.htm|title=St. Eugenia|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> According to 5th-century hagiographic traditions in the ''Passio Sanctae Eugeniae'', Eugenia, daughter of Prefect Philip and Claudia, fled an arranged marriage c. 250 by donning male attire (as Eugenius) and joining the Tabennisi monastery in Egypt, where her piety led to election as abbot; she converted her father after healing a woman but was denounced when her gender was discovered during a trial for alleged seduction.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenia_of_Rome|title=Eugenia of Rome|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Enduring tortures including breast mutilation, racking on a wheel, and boiling pitch, she was beheaded with companions Protus, Hyacinthus, and her family c. 258, her soul ascending amid miracles.<ref name="catholic_online">{{Cite web|url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=629|title=St. Eugenia|publisher=Catholic Online|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Historical evidence confirms a genuine cult by the 4th century, with her name in early martyrologies and a basilica in Rome, though biographical details are legendary, possibly conflating with Eugenia of Hohenburg or other transvestite saints, and the "fuller" epithet (from fullonica, laundry) may symbolize purification or a later association.<ref name="newadvent" /> | ||