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==References == | <p> Domina (or Domnia), Saint </p> <p> was of a noble family of Antioch. Having become a widow, she professed [[Christianity]] with her two daughters; [[Bernice]] and Prosdoae, and on the outbreak of the persecution by Diocletian, the three retired to Edessa. They were seized and ordered to Antioch; but on reaching a river near Hierapolis, they took each other by the hand, precipitated themselves into the water, and were drowned. Their bodies were taken from the river and brought to Antioch, where Chrysostom testifies that they were in his time. They are commemorated April 14. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_37636"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/domina+(or+domnia),+saint Saint Domina (Or Domnia) from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_37636"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/domina+(or+domnia),+saint Saint Domina (Or Domnia) from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:15, 15 October 2021
Saint Domina (Or Domnia) [1]
Domina (or Domnia), Saint
was of a noble family of Antioch. Having become a widow, she professed Christianity with her two daughters; Bernice and Prosdoae, and on the outbreak of the persecution by Diocletian, the three retired to Edessa. They were seized and ordered to Antioch; but on reaching a river near Hierapolis, they took each other by the hand, precipitated themselves into the water, and were drowned. Their bodies were taken from the river and brought to Antioch, where Chrysostom testifies that they were in his time. They are commemorated April 14.
