holidays
December 30,
Christian feast day: Anysia of Salonika
Anysia of Thessalonica
Saint Anysia of Thessalonica was a Christian virgin and martyr of the 4th century. She was born of pious and affluent parents who "raised her in Christian piety". They died when Anysia was young, leaving her their wealth, which she distributed to the poor, choosing to live "a strict life of fasting, vigil, and prayer".