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St Pelagia of Antioch

Πελαγία ἡ ἀπὸ Ἀντιοχείας · Преподобная Пелагия Антиохийская

Fourth-century penitent of Antioch (according to the Vita attributed to Jacob the Deacon); a courtesan converted by the preaching of Bishop Nonnus, who afterwards lived as a monk on the Mount of Olives under the male name Pelagius. Feast day 8 October.

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