# Two Female Disciples Of Origen, Namely, Rhais And Marcella, Burned Alive At Alexandria, For The Faith In Jesus Christ, About The Year 204.

c. 204 · Historical source

Source: Martyrs’ Mirror. Original heading: TWO FEMALE DISCIPLES OF ORIGEN, NAMELY, RHAIS AND MARCELLA, BURNED ALIVE AT ALEXANDRIA, FOR THE FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST, ABOUT THE YEAR 204.

Source heading; not independently verified

Among the disciples of Origen, who became
martyrs, there are also mentioned several women
as faithful martyrs. However, we shall only refer
to two of these, one called Rhais, the other Marcella,
who suffered their faith and lives to be tried
with fire, like gold that is refined.

Rhais was a catechumen, that is, one that was
receiving instruction preparatory to baptism, and
hence, had not yet sealed her faith with water;
however, as Origen himself declares, she was baptized
with fire, that is, burned alive.

Marcella was the mother of Potamiena (of whom
the ancients speak in such commendatory terms,
as having also laid down her life for the faith; but
whom we pass over, on account of certain remarks
which she addressed to Basilides, her executioner.)
After insufferable and dreadful torments, she was
burned by degrees, in great constancy, until she
was reduced to ashes; and thus she exchanged this
temporal for an eternal life. See the abovementioned
authors, as compared with Mellinus, fol. 57, col. 4.





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