Her existing hagiography, written between about 450 and 500 AD, is of no historical value and the relations it attributes to Susanna are entirely fictitious. It is probable that a real martyr named Susanna lies behind the literary invention.
Her previous biography, written between roughly 450 and 500 AD, has no historical significance and the connections it attributes to Susanna are entirely fabricated. It is likely that a genuine martyr named Susanna lies at the heart of this literary invention.