Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and David A. Michelson (eds.), "Eugenia — ܐܘܓܢܝܐ " in last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/1716 ܐܘܓܢܝܐ Ēwgēnyā Eugenia ʾĒwgēnyā Eugénie St Eugenia http://syriaca.org/person/1716 http://www.csc.org.il/db/browse.aspx?db=SB&sL=S&sK=St%20Eugenia&sT=keywords Eugenia was a daughter of the duke of Alexandria who converted to Christianity, fled as a transvestite to become an abbot of a monastery, converted her parents to Christianity, and was later martyred with her mother, Claudia. 258 female Martyr Saint Eugenia is commemorated in Eugenia and her Friends (text). Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca 143 A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity St Eugenia