Agape of Thessaloniki
Agape of Thessaloniki († 304 ) was a martyr . She was one of the three sisters Agape, Chione and Irene from Thessaloniki who were burned at the stake during the persecution of Christians under Emperor Diocletian .
literature
- Jakob Torsy, Philipp Harnoncourt ; Hans Joachim Kracht (ed.): The big name day calendar: 3900 names and 1700 life descriptions of the saints and namesake. [In connection with the magazine " Gottesdienst " ed. from the Liturgical Institutes Salzburg, Trier, Zurich], Completely revised and expanded edition, Herder , Freiburg in Breisgau / Basel / Vienna 2008, ISBN 978-3-451-32043-9 (with CD-ROM).
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Agape, Chione and Irene. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 52.
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| SURNAME | Agape of Thessaloniki |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | martyr |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 304 |