Flora of Córdoba
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Flora of Córdoba | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Saint Flora depicted at the Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba. | |
| Virgin martyr | |
| Died | 24 November 851 Córdoba, Spain |
| Cause of death | Executed by Beheading |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | 24 November |
Saint Flora of Córdoba[a][b] (died November 24, 851 AD) was a Mozarabic woman, she was venerated by Roman Catholic Church as a virgin martyr, and was executed during the reign of Abd ar-Rahman II (r. 822–852).[1]
Biography
[edit]Early life
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Flora was born to an Islamic father and Christian mother,[2] a native of Ausinianos.[3] Her father died when she was young, and in turn, Flora and her sisters was brought up by her mother into Christianity.[2][4]
According to the hagiography by Eulogius of Córdoba, After Flora's elder brother asked her to convert to Islam, she refused and sought refuge elsewhere.[1]
Martyrdom
[edit]Flora and Maria met at the church of Saint Acisclus.[4] They came up with a plan to denounce Islam.
After promises and threats, Flora's brother took her to court, where she admitted to a qadi: as a Christian she consecrated her virginity to god.[5]
Following her admission, Flora and Maria were subsequently imprisoned.[1] In alignment with Shari'a law, Flora and her partner were found guilty and were beheaded on 24 November 851[1]
After their deaths, they were thrown into a river. The body of Maria was recovered and taken to a convent and their heads were buried at the church of St Acisilus in Cordoba.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Notes
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ a b c d Haines 2019, p. 41.
- ^ a b Wolf 1984, p. 50.
- ^ Flórez 1792, p. 266.
- ^ a b Christys 2013, p. 76.
- ^ Wolf 1984, p. 52.
- ^ Fell & Challoner 1750, pp. 251–254.
Bibliography
[edit]- Haines, Charles Reginald (November 25, 2019). Christianity and Islam in Spain, A.D. 756-1031: Exploring religious coexistence and conflict in medieval Spain. Good Press. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- Wolf, Kenneth Baxter (1984). Christian Martyrs in Muslim Spain: Eulogius of Cordoba and the Making of a Martyr's Movement. Stanford University. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- Flórez, Enrique (1792). España sagrada, theatro geographico-historico de la Iglesia de España: origen, divisiones y limites de todas sus provincias, antiguedad, traslaciones y estado antiguo y presente de sus sillas en todos los dominios de España y Portugal, con varias dissertaciones criticas para ilustrar la Historia Eclesiastica de España. De las iglesias sufraganeas antiguas de Sevilla: Abdera, Asido, Astigi y Cordoba, dedicado a los santos de estas Diecesis [Sacred Spain, geographic-historical theater of the Church of Spain: origin, divisions and limits of all its provinces, antiquity, transfers and ancient and present state of its seats in all the dominions of Spain and Portugal, with various critical dissertations to illustrate the Ecclesiastical History of Spain. Of the ancient suffragan churches of Seville: Abdera, Asido, Astigi and Cordoba, dedicated to the saints of these Dioceses] (in Spanish). Vol. 10. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- Christys, Ann Rosemary (January 11, 2013). Christians in Al-Andalus 711-1000. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1136127305. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- Fell, Charles; Challoner, Richard (1750). The Lives of Saints: Collected from Authentick Records of Church History... T. Osborne. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
