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The holy and glorious Great-martyr '''Marina of Antioch''' (also known as '''Margaret of Antioch''') was killed for her faith under the persecutions of the Roman Emperor [[Diocletian]] (r. 284-305). The Church remembers her on [[July 17]].
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The holy and glorious Great-[[martyr]] '''Marina of Antioch''' (also known as '''Margaret of Antioch''') was killed for her faith under the persecutions of the Roman Emperor [[Diocletian]] (r. 284-305). The Church remembers her on [[July 17]].
  
 
==Life==
 
==Life==
Marina lived in what is now modern-day Pisidia, Turkey, in the early fourth century.  Her father was a pagan priest, and her mother died in childbirth. The unwanted Marina was then left in the care of a nursemaid, who was later discharged of her duties and sent to work as a shepherdess. While still a teenager, Marina made a vow of perpetual chastity to God.
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Marina lived in what is now modern-day Pisidia, Turkey, in the early fourth century.  Her father was a pagan priest, and her mother died in childbirth. The unwanted Marina was then left in the care of a nursemaid, who was later discharged of her duties and sent to work as a shepherdess. While still a teenager, Marina made a vow of perpetual chastity to God.
  
One day, while Marina was tending sheep, a Roman prefect attempted to seduce her.  When she refused his advances, she was denounced as a Christian.  Upon refusing to sacrifice to the pagan gods, she was subjected to various tortures, including being beaten with clubs and her skin being raked with iron combs. One rather interesting torment included plunging Marina into a cauldron of boiling water, out of which she came unharmed, singing God's praises. Popular legend also states that in her prison cell Satan tried to tempt and even physically assault her several times. She was eventually beheaded at the age of sixteen, around the year AD 304.
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One day, while Marina was tending sheep, a Roman prefect attempted to seduce her.  When she refused his advances, she was denounced as a Christian.  Upon refusing to sacrifice to the pagan gods, she was subjected to various tortures, including being beaten with clubs and her skin being raked with iron combs. One rather interesting torment included plunging Marina into a cauldron of boiling water, out of which she came unharmed, singing God's praises.  
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Again imprisoned, the devil tried to frighten her three times. Once as a dragon he attempted to devour her, holding half of her body in his mouth. Praying, she made the sign of the cross and the beast was torn apart and vanished.
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Again, he appeared as a man, black as night. She seized his hair and beat him with a hammer until he left her sight. Again, he grabbed her and threatened to kill her if she would not stop praying. She whipped him, and finally a light appeared from Heaven in the form of a cross. A white dove told her to rejoice for she had vanquished the enemy, and she was completely healed.
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She was eventually beheaded at the age of sixteen, around the year AD 304.
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Until the sacking of Constantinople by Western crusaders in the year 1204, the relics of the Great Martyr Marina were in the Panteponteia monastery. According to other sources, they were located in Antioch until the year 908 and from there transferred to Italy. Now they are in Athens, in a church dedicated to the holy Virgin Martyr. Her venerable hand was transferred to Mount Athos, to Vatopedi Monastery.
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
 
*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID=102042 Greatmartyr Marina (Margaret) of Antioch in Pisidia] ([[OCA]])
 
*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID=102042 Greatmartyr Marina (Margaret) of Antioch in Pisidia] ([[OCA]])
*[http://goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=131 Marina the Great Martyr of Antioch] ([[GOARCH]])
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*[http://www.goarch.org/chapel/saints_view?contentid=131 Marina the Great Martyr of Antioch] ([[GOARCH]])
 
*[http://www.westsrbdio.org/prolog/my.html?month=July&day=17 The Holy Female Martyr Marina] (''[[Prologue of Ohrid]]'')
 
*[http://www.westsrbdio.org/prolog/my.html?month=July&day=17 The Holy Female Martyr Marina] (''[[Prologue of Ohrid]]'')
 
*[http://home.it.net.au/~jgrapsas/pages/St_Marina.htm Great Martyr St Marina of Antioch] ([[GOAA]])
 
*[http://home.it.net.au/~jgrapsas/pages/St_Marina.htm Great Martyr St Marina of Antioch] ([[GOAA]])
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Revision as of 07:41, July 17, 2015

The holy and glorious Great-martyr Marina of Antioch (also known as Margaret of Antioch) was killed for her faith under the persecutions of the Roman Emperor Diocletian (r. 284-305). The Church remembers her on July 17.

Life

Marina lived in what is now modern-day Pisidia, Turkey, in the early fourth century. Her father was a pagan priest, and her mother died in childbirth. The unwanted Marina was then left in the care of a nursemaid, who was later discharged of her duties and sent to work as a shepherdess. While still a teenager, Marina made a vow of perpetual chastity to God.

One day, while Marina was tending sheep, a Roman prefect attempted to seduce her. When she refused his advances, she was denounced as a Christian. Upon refusing to sacrifice to the pagan gods, she was subjected to various tortures, including being beaten with clubs and her skin being raked with iron combs. One rather interesting torment included plunging Marina into a cauldron of boiling water, out of which she came unharmed, singing God's praises.

Again imprisoned, the devil tried to frighten her three times. Once as a dragon he attempted to devour her, holding half of her body in his mouth. Praying, she made the sign of the cross and the beast was torn apart and vanished.

Again, he appeared as a man, black as night. She seized his hair and beat him with a hammer until he left her sight. Again, he grabbed her and threatened to kill her if she would not stop praying. She whipped him, and finally a light appeared from Heaven in the form of a cross. A white dove told her to rejoice for she had vanquished the enemy, and she was completely healed.

She was eventually beheaded at the age of sixteen, around the year AD 304.

Until the sacking of Constantinople by Western crusaders in the year 1204, the relics of the Great Martyr Marina were in the Panteponteia monastery. According to other sources, they were located in Antioch until the year 908 and from there transferred to Italy. Now they are in Athens, in a church dedicated to the holy Virgin Martyr. Her venerable hand was transferred to Mount Athos, to Vatopedi Monastery.

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