Commemorated January 24th
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Saint Xenia, the Righteous of Rome, was a 5th-century saint that is venerated in the Orthodox Church on January 24th, the day of her death. It would be safe to say that St. Xenia was hand chosen by God to become a leader among women of her day. She broke her cultural trappings and followed the path God set before her.
Born the sole daughter of a highly esteemed Roman senator, and given the birth name, Eusebia, she ran away at age 17 to avoid an arranged marriage. She adopted the name, Xenia, meaning “stranger,” when she arrived in Milassa (Asia Minor). Here, she started a woman’s monastery and built a church dedicated to St. Stephen. Noting her strict life of humility and devotion to God, Bishop Paul of Milassa made Xenia a deaconess.
She was revered by the people of Milassa for her power to heal the sick, her help to the poor, the destitute, the grieved, and sinners. She is responsible for having led many sinners to repentance. This ability was driven by her own deep sense of sin though she lived a life of humility. She was praying when she was called to the Lord in 450. There are many reports of healings of the sick that touched St. Xenia’s relics (Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese )
Female Orthodox Saints 
