About St. Grace of Saragossa
Who Was St. Grace ?
St. Grace of Saragossa was born in Afghanistan during the 4th century. The events of her early life are unknown. She immigrated to Zaragoza, Spain where she lived as an unmarried, working, faith-filled Christian woman. Like so many of us Grace was an ordinary person seeking different and perhaps better opportunities while trying to live an ordinary life.
What set her apart and made her extraordinary however, was her faith. In the year 304 C.E., during the reign of the Roman emperor Diocletian, Grace was arrested for being a Christian. In order to save themselves, Christians were given the opportunity to worship to the emperor instead of God. Those who did were freed and permitted to live.
Grace would not recant her faith. She was tortured, brutally beaten, and left to die of her injuries in her jail cell.
Grace was not beatified. There was no need. She had already proven herself worthy to be welcomed
into the ranks of the Saints. She was canonized by pre-congregation as St. Grace of Saragossa.
We are deeply honored to walk in the footsteps of this ordinary woman made
extraordinary by her commitment to her faith.
St. Grace Church formally remembers and celebrates St. Grace of Saragossa every March 13.