Icon of St. Liliosa of Cordoba - (1LI10)

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St. Liliosa of Cordoba (+July 27, 852)

Commemorated on July 27 

St. Liliosa and her righteous husband St. Felix the martyr were martyred for Christ in Cordoba, Spain the 9th century together with their kinsmen in the flesh, Sts. Aurelius and his wife Natalia.

Aurelius was the son of a Muslim father and a Christian mother. He was also a secret Christian, as was his wife. Natalia, who was also the child of a Muslim father. They conformed to Muslim customers outwardly, but practiced their Christian faith in secret.

One day, Aurelius happened to see a Christian patiently enduring the scorn of the people and the fierce blows of the whip for having publicly confessed his faith. This worked a dramatic change in Aurelius. From that moment on, he and his Natalia began to live their Christian faith openly. After setting aside enough money to take care of their daughter’s future, they distributed the rest of their possessions to the poor, and gave themselves over to penance and devotion.

Their example proved to be an inspiration for a relative of Aurelius named Felix, who had renounced his faith, and his wife, Liliosa, who had been practicing her Christianity in secret. Felix returned to the Church and both openly practiced their faith. They also began to visit and minister to the Christians who were in prison.

It did not take long before these dedicated servants of God were arrested and thrown into prison. Also arrested with them was a beggar named George, who belonged to the monastery of St. Sabas in Jerusalem and had toured Egypt and Europe in search of alms for his house.

The accused were brought before Caliph Abderrahman II and were ordered to renounce their Christian faith. Refusing to do so, they were sentenced to be beheaded.

Since he could not be accused of the same crime as the others “apostasy from the Moslem faith ” George openly insulted Mohammed to the Caliph’s face. Thus, when the first four were condemned to death by beheading, George was also included.

On July 27, 852, these saintly followers of Christ achieved martyrdom.

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    Icon of St. Liliosa

    Posted by Emily Oliver on 15th Aug 2024

    We are so pleased with this icon! It is for our goddaughter, and we can't wait to give it to her.

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    Posted by Rebecca Gorres on 30th Dec 2020

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