Saint Carina of Ancyra

Charina of Ancyra is a Christian saint. Her feast day is November 7. According to Eastern Christian traditions found in certain Greek menologia, Charina, a young Christian woman from northern Asia Minor, was martyred alongside her husband, Melasippus, and their son, Anthony, in Ancyra (modern-day Ankara, Turkey). The name Charina is said to derive from the Latin word cara, meaning beloved or dear.