Dorothea of Alexandria (died c. 320) is venerated as a Christian virgin and saint.
Her legend states that the Roman Emperor Maximinus Daia courted her, yet she rejected his suit in fidelity to Christianity and virginity, and fled Alexandria.
Eusebius of Caesarea wrote that Emperor Maximinus had an insane passion for a noble maiden who was famous for her wealth, education, and virginity.
[2] Eusebius did not name the maiden, yet Tyrannius Rufinus denominated her "Dorothea" and wrote that she fled to Arabia.
[3] Caesar Baronius identified the maiden in Eusebius' narrative as Catherine of Alexandria; however, the hagiographical Bollandists rejected this theory.