Martyr
Martyr Artemia of Rome
† нач. IV в.
Also known as: Мц. Артемия, царевна, Артемия царевна, Артемия, дочь Диоклетиана
By tradition a daughter of Emperor Diocletian, healed of possession and baptized by the deacon Cyriacus, and executed under Galerius; commemorated on 7 June with Hieromartyr Marcellus, Pope of Rome, and his companions.
The Martyr Artemia was, according to tradition, the younger daughter of the Roman emperor Diocletian. The Russian Church commemorates her on 7 June together with Hieromartyr Marcellus, Pope of Rome, the deacons Sisinius and Cyriacus, and the other martyrs of Rome of the early 4th century.
The account comes from the Latin Passion of Pope Marcellus, included by St Demetrius of Rostov in his Lives of the Saints. Artemia suffered from demonic possession; the Christian prisoner Cyriacus, known for healing the sick, was summoned to her, cast out the demon and baptized her, and the grateful emperor set him free. After Diocletian's abdication, Galerius, angered by the princess's conversion, had Cyriacus tortured to death, and Artemia was executed together with other Christian prisoners.
The Orthodox Encyclopedia notes that the Passion contains many legendary details, including the baptism of Diocletian's daughter. Artemia is venerated within this group of Roman martyrs and has no separate feast of her own.