Eugenia of Rome (died c.AD258) Christian martyr Feast Day December 25th

Eugenia’s feast is celebrated on Christmas Day, December 25th.

Her legend states that she was converted by and martyred with Protus and Hyacinth, her Chamberlains, during the persecution of Valerian.

She is said to have been the daughter of Philip, ‘duke’ of Alexandria and governor of Egypt.
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She fled her father’s house dressed as a man and was baptised by Helenus the bishop of Heliopolis. Dressed.as a man she became an abbot

One of the stories tells of her curing a woman of an illness who made sexually advances towards her, which she rebuffed, while dressed as a man. She was accused of adultery. It went to trial. Her own father was the judge. In court she was exonerated when her true identity was revealed.

Her father converted to the faith and became bishop of Alexandria. The emperor had him executed.

Eugenia and the rest of the family fled to Rome but this did not prevent their martyrdom. Protus and Hyacinth were beheaded on September 11th AD 258.

Eugenia, after Christ had appeared to her in a dream, was told she would die on the Feast of the Nativity. She was beheaded on Christmas Day, December 25th AD 258.

Sources
Wikipedia
The Encyclopedia of Saints by Howard Loxton