Saint Xenia the Righteous of Rome

Xenia of Rome
Died	c. 450
Honored in	Eastern Orthodoxy
Feast	January 24/February 6

Saint Xenia the Righteous of Rome was a saint of 5th century, honored by some Christian Churches, including Orthodox.^[1] Born with the name Eusebia to wealthy parents in Rome, she is said to have left Rome at the age of 17 to escape an unwelcome arranged marriage. She traveled to the island of Kos in the Aegean Sea, where she was given the name "Xenia" (stranger) and eventually became a deaconess revered for having the power to heal.^[2]

Of her is written that she "helped everyone: for the destitute, she was a benefactress; for the grief-stricken, a comforter; for sinners, a guide to repentance. She possessed a deep humility, accounting herself the worst and most sinful of all."

The Feast of St. Xenia is celebrated in the Orthodox church on January 24, the day on which she died. She is said to have foreseen her own death.^[2]

References

St. Nikolai Velimirović, Tepsić, Fr. T. Timothy (Translator). The Prologue of Ohrid: Lives of Saints, Hymns, Reflections and Homilies for Every Day of the Year, Vol. 1. Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Western America, 2002. ISBN 0-9719505-0-4

^ Our Holy Mother Xenia of Rome, Holy Protection Russian Orthodox Church web-site
^ ^a ^b Poulos, George. St. Xenia. Orthodox Saints. qtd. in Orthodox Women Saints. The Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. Accessed on 2007-12-10.

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Name	Xenia
Alternative names
Short description	Saint Xenia the Righteous of Rome' was a saint of 5th century A.D., honored by some Christian Churches, including the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Date of birth
Place of birth	Rome
Date of death	c. 450 CE
Place of death