Aurea of Córdoba

Aurea of Córdoba (810–856) was a saint, nun, and martyr, part of the Martyrs of Córdoba, a group of 48 Christian martyrs executed during Muslim rule in al-Andalus. Aurea's feast day is 19 July.

After her brothers John and Adulphus were executed for their apostasy from Islam in 825, Aurea went to live with her mother Artemia, who was also a nun, at the convent at Cuteclara for 30 years. Wolfe also stated that Aurea's Muslim relatives from Seville came to her convent, recognized her, and brought her before a judge to force her to recount her Christian faith. Dunbar also stated that Aurea "was slain by a sword and hung on a giblet with her head down", Her body was thrown into the Guadalquivir River and was never recovered.