Laura of Cordoba (Spanish: Santa Laura de Córdoba; died 864) was a Spanish Christian who lived in Muslim Spain during the 9th century. She was born in Córdoba, and became a nun at Cuteclara after her husband died, eventually rising to become an abbess. Legend states that she was martyred by Muslims, who took her captive and scalded her to death by placing her in a vat of boiling pitch.[1] Her feast day is on 19 October; she is one of the Martyrs of Córdoba.

Saint

Laura of Cordoba
Abbess and Martyr
Born9th century
Córdoba, Emirate of Córdoba
Died864
Córdoba, Emirate of Córdoba
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast19 October

She is commemorated by the Estadio Santa Laura ("Saint Laura Stadium") in Santiago, Chile and the Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works in northern Chile.

Thomas Love Peacock wrote a ballad about Saint Laura in his work Gryll Grange.

References

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  1. ^ Commire, Anne, ed. (2002). "Laura". Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Waterford, Connecticut: Yorkin Publications. ISBN 0-7876-4074-3. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016.