Saint Laura of Constantinople
Saint Laura of Constantinople (died 1453) 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.[1] 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.[2]
Her feast day is on May 29.
