Biography
Liliosa of Córdoba
About Liliosa of Córdoba
Liliosa was a married Christian woman of Córdoba, remembered with her husband Felix and their companions Aurelius, Sabigotho, and George. The Norwegian church biography places their execution on July 27,852, and commemorates the group on that date. Her life belongs to the Christian community living under Muslim rule in ninth-century Córdoba, in what is now Andalusia, Spain.
Eulogius’s near-contemporary account names Liliosa as the daughter of parents who had practiced Christianity privately. She married Felix. The two joined Aurelius and Sabigotho in preparing to profess their faith publicly; the narrative says they disposed of possessions for religious houses and poor people. It describes the women going to church unveiled, an intentional public act that led to their arrest with the others. The ensuing account presents the group’s refusal to abandon Christianity and their execution. Liliosa is named among those killed and is said to have been buried at the church of Saint Genesius. These details come from a Christian martyr narrative, written to honor the dead and defend their choices. It preserves few separate details about Liliosa’s childhood or married life beyond her parentage, marriage, and participation in the group’s final witness.
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