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At Marcianople, in Thra- cia, of St. Melitina, martyr, who under Antoninus, emperor, and Antiochus, president, being drawn once or twice to the idolatrous temples of the Gentiles, and the idols still falling down at her presence, hanged up and cruelly torn, wa…

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Martyrological notice

At Marcianople, in Thra- cia, of St. Melitina, martyr, who under Antoninus, emperor, and Antiochus, president, being drawn once or twice to the idolatrous temples of the Gentiles, and the idols still falling down at her presence, hanged up and cruelly torn, was at last beheaded.

Martyrologium Romanum · Latin witness

Marcianopoli, in Thracia, sanctae Melitinae Martyris, quae, sub Antonino Imperatore et Antiocho Prseside, cum ad Gentilium fana semel et iterum ducta esset, atque idola semper corruerent, ideo suspensa et laniata est, ac demum capite plexa.

Martyrologium Romanum (Latin historical edition) · Language: Latin