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Euphrasia (or Euphrosyna)
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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Euphrasia (or Euphrosyna)
daughter of Paphnutius of Alexandria, early in the 5th century, fled from home to avoid marriage, and was received into a neighboring monastery, where, under the assumed name of Smaragdius, she concealed her sex for thirty-eight years. Her father meanwhile visited her, without recognizing her, and was converted to Christianity. On her death-bed she discovered herself to him, and he became a monk. She is commemorated by the Latins, February 11; by the Greeks, September 25.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Euphrasia (or Euphrosyna)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​e/euphrasia-or-euphrosyna.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Euphrasia (or Euphrosyna)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​e/euphrasia-or-euphrosyna.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.