Virgin Martyr Euphrasia of Nicomedia Prayer Card プレイスカード

The Virgin Martyr Euphrasia of Nicomedia was a 4th century Christian martyr known for her beauty and piety. During Emperor Maximian's persecution of Christians, she refused to renounce her faith, was subsequently tortured and then given to a barbarian to be violated. In a clever act of faith, she convinced the barbarian to test a "miraculous" herb on her by asking him to strike her head with his sword, resulting in her decapitation and preservation of her virginity.