Martyr and confessor, the daughter of a Muslim father and a Christian mother in Huesca, Spain. Alodia and her sister, Nunilo, were caught up in the persecutions conducted by Abdal-Rabman II, the ruler of Cordoba. Alodia and Nunilo dedicated themselves to Christ, despite their father’s disapproval, and were arrested. When they refused to deny Christ, they were placed in a brothel and later beheaded.
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Side note: The soft headed today still insist that Muslim Spain was some sort of acme of tolerance and civilization. It was anything but. Non-muslims were not regarded as full citizens, the religious tax was quite onerous and a Christian’s word counted for little. The Reconquista was simply a restoration of the status quo as a Roman (Christian) province.