herself as a monk, in her case to escape an unwanted marriage. Aspects of their stories were apparently combined with apocryphal accounts of Mary Magdalene, Biblical accounts of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba and of Jesus and various women in the New Testament. See also Saints Margaret the Virgin and Marina the Monk, both of whom are sometimes confused or conflated with Pelagia The Jerusalem tomb venerated since the Byzantine times as Pelagia's Saint Pelagia, patron saint archive Agia Pelagia, village in Crete where Pelagia is venerated and a local legend mentions people finding her icon in a cave Notes References Citations Bibliography . . . . . Jacobus Diaconus, The Life of Saint Pelagia the Harlot, English translations from the Latin available online: Translation by Sr. Benedicta Ward, S.L.G., "Pelagia, Beauty Riding By" in Harlots of the desert: a study of repentance in early monastic sources. (Cistercian Publications, Inc., series: Cistercian Studies (Book 106), Kalamazoo, 1986. .): Latin Text in PL 73, 663–672) Translation by Revd Benedict Baker, Bronllys, UK. Accessed on 25 July 2018. Orthodox Classics in English, "The Eighth Day of the Month of October: The Life of Our Holy Mother Pelagia the Nun, who was Once a Harlot, Written by James, a Deacon of the Church of Heliopolis, from The Great Collection of the Lives of the Saints, Vol. 2: October, compiled by Saint Demetrius of Rostov". Chrysostom Press, House Springs. Archive copy accessed on 25 July 2018. . 4th-century Roman women 4th-century Christian saints 4th-century Byzantine monks 5th-century Byzantine monks Syrian Christian saints Late Ancient Christian female saints Hermits in the Roman Empire Cross-dressing saints Female prostitutes 5th-century Roman women Deaths by starvation Ancient actresses Ancient Roman actors Ancient Roman courtesans People from Antioch Legendary Romans