Feast day · November 7

Saint Carina of Ancyra

Saint Carina of Ancyra

Saint Carina of Ancyra was an early Christian martyr from Ancyra (modern-day Ankara, Turkey). She was martyred during the persecutions under Emperor Diocletian, likely around the early 4th century. Carina was executed along with her husband Melasippus and their son Antoninus for refusing to renounce their Christian faith. Their courage and faithfulness made them revered as martyrs in both Eastern and Western Christian traditions.

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