Facts: - imagesize: 300px - venerated in: roman catholic church , orthodox catholic church - patronage: archdiocese of toledo - caption: crypt of saint leocadia , oviedo . - feast day: 9 december - death date: december 9 , c. 304 - attributes: represented died in prison . with a tower , to signify that she - major shrine: toledo , spain - name: saint leocadia - image: cripta de santa leocadia.jpg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of leocadia .
saint leocadia -lrb- ; -rrb- is a spanish saint .she is thought to have died on december 9 , ca. 304 , in the diocletian persecution .the feast day for st. leocadia of toledo appears under 9 december in the historical martyrologies of the ninth century .her name is not mentioned by prudentius in his hymn on the martyrs of spain .however , in very early times there was a church dedicated to her at toledo .in the first half of the seventh century '' the church of saint leocadia '' was mentioned as the meeting-place of the fourth synod of toledo in 633 , as well as of the fifth in 636 , and the sixth in 638 .of her veneration , the '' catholic encyclopedia '' writes that '' long before that date , therefore , leocadia must have been publicly honoured as a martyr .the basilica in question was evidently erected over her grave .there is no doubt of the historical fact of her martyrdom , whilst the date of 9 december for her annual commemoration obviously rests on the tradition of the church of toledo .more recently compiled '' acts '' relate that leocadia was filled with a desire for martyrdom through the story of the martyrdom of st. eulalia . ''by order of the governor , decianus , described in the martyrology as the most furious persecutor of the christians in spain , she was seized and cruelly tortured in order to make her apostatize , but she remained steadfast and was sent back to prison , where she died from the effects of the torture .a church was built over her grave , besides which are two others at toledo dedicated to her .