December 15

The princess Sanducht was the daughter of the Armenian king Sanatruk (ca. 75-110), and according to tradition, she became a Christian upon hearing the preaching of the apostle Thaddeus. When her father learned of her conversion, he tried in every manner to make her deny her new faith, without results. The young princess's example had even inspired three of her brothers and many other Armenians to turn to the Gospel.
At the age of eighteen, Sanducht was condemned to death by her father. She is considered the first martyr of the Armenian church, and may have been the first Christian woman in history to be put to death for her faith.
Her memorial is usually celebrated in summer, on the Saturday following the Transfiguration, which is a feast whose date varies in the Armenian church. Today's date is that given in Sanducht's Passio, which was written in the fifth century.