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Glaphyra (Greek: Γλαφύρα; c. 35 BC – c. 7 AD) was an Anatolian princess from Cappadocia, and a Queen of Mauretania by her second marriage to King Juba II of Mauretania. She was related to the Herodian Dynasty by her first and third marriage, to Alexander, son of Herod and Herod Archelaus respectively.
As Glaphyra had children by her first husband, who was stepbrother to Archelaus, this last marriage was not legal, and it met with much censure. The union was, however, of butshort duration, for Glaphyra died soon after her arrival in Judea.
The exact details of her martyrdom are not well-documented, but it is believed that she died around the year 324, during the reign of Emperor Licinius. Glaphyra's steadfast commitment to her faith and her personal vows established her as a martyr, joining the ranks of those who suffered and died for their beliefs.
GLAPHYRA (first century b.c.e.), daughter of Archelaus, king of Cappadocia. Glaphyra's first husband was *Alexander, son of Herod the Great. After Alexander's execution (7 b.c.e.) Herod returned her to her father. However, her two sons by the marriage, Tigranes and Alexander, remained with the king. Glaphyra then married Juba, king of Libya.
Glaphyra (Γλαφύρα, elegant), daughter of Archelaus, king of Cappadocia; married to Alexander, son of Herod the Great (Josephus, Ant. 16:1, 2). She quarreled with Salome (ib. 17:7, 2), who, in revenge, fomented Herod's jealousy against Alexander (War, 1:24, 2, 3), which eventuated in the death of the latter.
Nov 26, 2005 · Glaphyra (died around 7) was a Princess of Cappadocia and daughter of King Archelaus of Cappadocia. Her mother is unknown, was born at an unknown date and raised in the 1st century BC. Her great grandfather King Archelaus of Cappadocia was the second husband of Greek Ptolemaic Queen Berenice IV of Egypt (they had no children).
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Feastday: January 13. Death: 324. Author and Publisher - Catholic Online. Printable Catholic Saints PDFs. Shop St. Glaphyra. A persecuted slave owned by Empress Constantia, wife of co-Emperor Licinius Licinianus. Glaphyra fled the royal court to protect her chastity by going to St. Basil, the bishop of Amasea, in Pontus.
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