Martyr · Post-Byzantine
Martyr Markella of Chios
Also known as Marcella of Chios
A maiden of Chios who, fleeing the unnatural lust of her own father, would sooner die than sin, and was hunted down and slain by him; she is venerated as a virgin-martyr and a protector of those in danger.
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints