# Four God-Fearing Women, Namely, Two Called Ammonaria, And Mercuria And Dionysia, Beheaded At Alexandria For The Confession Of Jesus Christ, About The Year 253.

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At this time, God also wonderfully manifested his
power in certain women, among whom four are
mentioned by name, two called Ammonaria, and
Mercuria and Dionysia. The last named two were
aged women, one of them being the mother of
many children, all of whom she nevertheless had
forsaken, for Christ’s sake. The other two, as it
appears, were unmarried persons or young maidens,
who loved their heavenly bridegroom, Jesus Christ,
too much, to look for an earthly one. Of all these
it is stated that they remained so steadfast in the
confession of Jesus Christ, that the Judge felt
ashamed on this account, and, in order to put an
end to the matter, had them beheaded. See the
authors and books cited above. Also, A. Mell.,
fol. 68, col. 1.



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