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St. '''Matrona of Thessalonica'' is commemorated by the church [[March 27]].
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The holy and glorious Martyr '''Matrona of Thessalonica''' is commemorated by the church [[March 27]].
  
 
==Life==
 
==Life==
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St Matrona was the servant of a Jewish woman named Pantilla, the wife of the Governor of Thessalonica. When Matrona refused to follow her mistress into the synagogue, Pantilla beat her so severly that she died a few days later, and thus received the crown of her confession. <ref> [http://home.iprimus.com.au/xenos/matrona.html St Matrona of Thessalonica] from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia website. </ref>
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St. Matrona was the servant of a Jewish woman named Pantilla, the wife of the governor of Thessalonica. When Matrona refused to follow her mistress into the synagogue, Pantilla beat her so severely that she died a few days later, and thus received the crown of her confession.<ref>[http://home.iprimus.com.au/xenos/matrona.html St Matrona of Thessalonica] ([[GOAA]])</ref>
  
 
==Historical==
 
==Historical==
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* According to archaeological evidence and various written sources, the monastery of St. Matrona is one of the first three monasteries of Thessaloniki. According to the information historians have, until the beginning of Iconoclasm (726), there is reference to a monastery of Saint Matrona, located outside the walls of Thesssaloniki, with strong fortification. It existed about the end of the 6th and the beginning of the 7th century. <ref> [http://www.ems.name/makedonika%2034/harizanis.pdf G. Harizanis, ''The Beginning of Monasticism in Thessaloniki.]</ref>
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According to archaeological evidence and various written sources, the monastery of St. Matrona is one of the first three monasteries of Thessaloniki. According to the information historians have, until the beginning of [[iconoclasm]] (726), there is reference to a "monastery of Saint Matrona, located outside the walls of Thesssaloniki, with strong fortification. It existed about the end of the 6th and the beginning of the 7th century."<ref>[http://www.ems.name/makedonika%2034/harizanis.pdf Summary of ''The Beginning of Monasticism in Thessaloniki'' (PDF)] by G. Harizanis</ref>
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* The book of the Miracles of Saint Demetrius mentions a church dedicated to Saint Matrona (This church, which was near the Via Egnatia, is also mentioned by the Archbishop of Thessaloniki, Alexander.) In the account of the saint’s deeds we read: “Άθλησις της Αγίας Μάρτυρος Ματρώνης εκ πόλεως Θεσσαλονίκης. Αυτή θεράπαινα υπήρξε Παντίλλης τινός Ιουδαίας, γυναικός στρατοπεδάρχου εν τη Θεσσαλονικέων πόλει”, which translates "Miracle of the Holy Martyr Matrona of Thessaloniki. She cured a Jewess named Pantilla, the wife of a garrison commander in the city of the Thessalonians." <ref> Tafrali, O., ''Topographie de Thessalonique'', Paris 1913, p. 184. </ref>.
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The book of the Miracles of Saint Demetrius mentions a church dedicated to Saint Matrona (This church, which was near the Via Egnatia, is also mentioned by the Archbishop of Thessaloniki, Alexander.) In the account of the saint's deeds we read: "Άθλησις της Αγίας Μάρτυρος Ματρώνης εκ πόλεως Θεσσαλονίκης. Αυτή θεράπαινα υπήρξε Παντίλλης τινός Ιουδαίας, γυναικός στρατοπεδάρχου εν τη Θεσσαλονικέων πόλει," which translates to: "Miracle of the Holy Martyr Matrona of Thessaloniki. She cured a Jewess named Pantilla, the wife of a garrison commander in the city of the Thessalonians."<ref>Tafrali, O., ''Topographie de Thessalonique'', Paris 1913, p. 184.</ref>
  
 
==Hymns==
 
==Hymns==
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===[[Kontakion]] in the Fourth Tone===
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[[Kontakion]] ([[Tone]] 4) [http://home.iprimus.com.au/xenos/matrona.html]
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O Lord Jesus, unto You Your lamb cries with a great voice, "O my Bridegroom, You I love; and seaking You, I now contest, and with Your baptism I am crucified and buried. I suffer for Your sake, that I may reign with You; for Your sake I die, that I may live in /you. Accept me, offered out of longing to You as a splotless sacrifice". Lord, save our souls through her intercessions, since You are great in mercy.
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:O Lord Jesus, unto You Your lamb cries with a great voice, "O my Bridegroom, You I love; and seeking You, I now contest, and with Your baptism I am crucified and buried. I suffer for Your sake, that I may reign with You; for Your sake I die, that I may live in you. Accept me, offered out of longing to You as a spotless sacrifice." Lord, save our souls through her intercessions, since You are great in mercy.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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==External links==
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*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID=100913 Martyr Matrona of Thessalonica] ([[OCA]])
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*[http://goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=473 Matrona of Thessaloniki] ([[GOARCH]])
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*[http://www.westsrbdio.org/prolog/my.html?month=March&day=27 The Holy Martyr, Matrona] (''[[Prologue of Ohrid]]'')
  
 
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Revision as of 20:27, March 19, 2008

The holy and glorious Martyr Matrona of Thessalonica is commemorated by the church March 27.

Life

St. Matrona was the servant of a Jewish woman named Pantilla, the wife of the governor of Thessalonica. When Matrona refused to follow her mistress into the synagogue, Pantilla beat her so severely that she died a few days later, and thus received the crown of her confession.[1]

Historical

According to archaeological evidence and various written sources, the monastery of St. Matrona is one of the first three monasteries of Thessaloniki. According to the information historians have, until the beginning of iconoclasm (726), there is reference to a "monastery of Saint Matrona, located outside the walls of Thesssaloniki, with strong fortification. It existed about the end of the 6th and the beginning of the 7th century."[2]

The book of the Miracles of Saint Demetrius mentions a church dedicated to Saint Matrona (This church, which was near the Via Egnatia, is also mentioned by the Archbishop of Thessaloniki, Alexander.) In the account of the saint's deeds we read: "Άθλησις της Αγίας Μάρτυρος Ματρώνης εκ πόλεως Θεσσαλονίκης. Αυτή θεράπαινα υπήρξε Παντίλλης τινός Ιουδαίας, γυναικός στρατοπεδάρχου εν τη Θεσσαλονικέων πόλει," which translates to: "Miracle of the Holy Martyr Matrona of Thessaloniki. She cured a Jewess named Pantilla, the wife of a garrison commander in the city of the Thessalonians."[3]

Hymns

Kontakion (Tone 4) [1]

O Lord Jesus, unto You Your lamb cries with a great voice, "O my Bridegroom, You I love; and seeking You, I now contest, and with Your baptism I am crucified and buried. I suffer for Your sake, that I may reign with You; for Your sake I die, that I may live in you. Accept me, offered out of longing to You as a spotless sacrifice." Lord, save our souls through her intercessions, since You are great in mercy.

References

  1. Jump up ↑ St Matrona of Thessalonica (GOAA)
  2. Jump up ↑ Summary of The Beginning of Monasticism in Thessaloniki (PDF) by G. Harizanis
  3. Jump up ↑ Tafrali, O., Topographie de Thessalonique, Paris 1913, p. 184.

External links

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