Born in Palestine. When she was 7 years old, she was fully initiated into the Christian life, and at 10 she was preaching Christ. During the persecution of Diocletian, the governor Volusian ordered her to be flogged, and then a red-hot rod to be pierced through her ears. When the brains and blood began to flow from her head, she fell as if dead, and was thrown into a garbage dump outside the city. There an angel of God healed her. Thanking God, she also begged Him to complete her martyrdom. The city gate opened of its own accord, and she appeared before the terrified Volusian, who was in bed. The next day, she was taken to the gallows, where she gave up her spirit to God before the executioner lowered the sword to her neck. This holy virgin suffered for Christ in 293, when she was 12 years old.

Saint Trifilius, Bishop of Lecvusia in Cyprus. Saint Anne and her son John.