Saint Margaret of Antioch

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Saint Margaret of Antioch is a legendary early Christian virgin martyr venerated in both the Eastern and Western churches, often depicted triumphing over a dragon as a symbol of her steadfast faith.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Saint Margaret of Antioch canonical 14
Saint Margaret 2
Margaret the Virgin 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
legendary figure
virgin martyr
alsoKnownAs Margaret the Virgin
Saint Marina of Antioch
associatedWith Antioch in Pisidia
canonizationStatus pre-congregation saint
causeOfDeath martyrdom
centuryOfMartyrdom 4th century (traditional)
commemoratedIn Eastern Orthodox Synaxaria
Roman Martyrology
cultStatus one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (medieval Western tradition)
era early Christian period
father Aedesius (pagan priest, in legend)
feastDay July 17 (Eastern Orthodox, some calendars)
July 20
gender female
historicity considered largely legendary by modern scholars
iconography depicted standing over or defeating a dragon
often shown holding a cross
often shown with a palm branch
influenced devotions of medieval women in labor
legendaryEvent swallowed by a dragon and miraculously escaped unharmed
liturgicalColor red (as a martyr)
martyredUnder Diocletianic persecution (traditional attribution)
Roman Empire
mentionedIn The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine
patronage against demonic possession
against infertility
against kidney disease
childbirth
nurses
peasants
pregnant women
patronageRegion England (medieval devotion)
France (various local cults)
relics claimed in various churches in Europe
religion Christianity
status virgin
symbol cross
dragon
palm of martyrdom
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Churches
linked to: Lutheranism

Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
virtue chastity
courage in persecution
steadfast faith

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Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Margaret associatedWith Saint Margaret of Antioch
Saint Margaret's Church, Westminster dedicatedTo Saint Margaret of Antioch
Fourteen Holy Helpers hasMember Saint Margaret of Antioch
Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers hasPatronSaint Saint Margaret of Antioch
Margarita isAssociatedWithSaint Saint Margaret of Antioch
Joan of Arc claimedToReceiveVisionsFrom Saint Margaret of Antioch
Saint Margaret of Antioch alsoKnownAs Saint Marina of Antioch
linked to: Saint Margaret of Antioch
Saint Margaret of Antioch alsoKnownAs Margaret the Virgin
linked to: Saint Margaret of Antioch
St Margaret's Church, King's Lynn dedicatedTo Saint Margaret of Antioch
Basilica of Saint Margaret in Nowy Sącz dedicatedTo Saint Margaret of Antioch
Basilica of Saint Margaret in Nowy Sącz namedAfter Saint Margaret
linked to: Saint Margaret of Antioch
St Margaret Church, East Wellow dedicatedTo Saint Margaret of Antioch
Vierzehn Nothelfer hasMember Saint Margaret of Antioch
Reydon parishChurchDedication Saint Margaret of Antioch
St Margaret Pattens dedicatedTo Saint Margaret of Antioch
subject linked to: St Margaret Pattens church
Ilketshall St Margaret parishChurchDedication Saint Margaret of Antioch
St Margaret’s Church, Wereham dedicatedTo Saint Margaret
linked to: Saint Margaret of Antioch
Cathedral of Tarquinia dedicatedTo Saint Margaret of Antioch