Saint Laura of Constantinople
Deceased Person
1400 – 1453
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Who was Saint Laura of Constantinople?
Saint Laura of Constantinople was a Christian who lived in Constantinople during the 15th century. She was born in Greece into a noble family: her father was a Latin knight named Michael and her mother was Albanian. Her name was Theodolinde Trasci. After she became a nun in Constantinople, she changed it into Laura, eventually rising to become an abbess. She was martyred by the Ottoman Turks who took Constantinople on 29 May 1453 and scalded her to death with the other 52 sisters of her convent. Her feast day is on May 29.
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