Anthusa of Constantinople | |
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Born | 750 or 757 AD Constantinople, Byzantine Empire |
Died | 801 or 808 AD (aged 51 or 57) Byzantine Empire |
Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church |
Feast | 27 July (Catholic) and 12 & 18 April (Orthodox) |
Anthusa of Constantinople (Greek: Ανθούσα) commonly known as Saint Anthusa of Constantinople and in Orthodox usage as Saint Anthousa the Younger (750 or 757 – 801 or 808 AD) is a saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church. Anthusa's feast days in the Orthodox Church are 12 and 18 April, while her feast in the Catholic Church is 27 July.[1][2][3] In the Catholic Church, Anthusa is patroness of convents and abbeys.[2] She was the daughter of Byzantine Emperor Constantine V.