Sainte Marciana: A courageous Kabyle womanHer courage led her to martyrdom around 303.Born in Rusucuru (Dellys, on the Kabylian coast), Marciana belonged to a distinguished family. Although she was gifted with a rare beauty, she…
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Perhaps never in the history of humanity have peoples used the word ‘martyr’ as much as the Muslim world. A word linked to the cult of death, to the need to create icons and a…
Saint Marciana of Dellys, virgin and martyr, was born in Dellys in Kabylia in the fourth century. St. Marcienne’s pain Born into a wealthy family, she converted very early to Christianity. One day, she approached…