Christian feast day: Anysia of Salonika

Anysia of Thessalonica

4th-century Christian virgin and martyr

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…