Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent (eds.), "Candida" in last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/3003 Candida Candida Candida was the Christian wife of the Persian emperor Vahran. She was a Roman prison of war whom the other wives of Vahran despised, since she was beautiful and beloved by Vahran. She refuses to recant her Christian identity and is martyred. http://syriaca.org/person/3003 http://www.csc.org.il/db/browse.aspx?db=SB&sL=S&sK=St%20Candida&sT=keywords 272 martyr female Candida is commemorated in Candida (text). A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity St Candida A Martyr at the Sasanid Court under Vahran II: Candida Analecta Bollandiana / Société des Bollandistes The following persons are not identical but have been or could be confused: http://syriaca.org/person/3003, http://syriaca.org/person/1637