Commemoration Day of the Great Martyr Euthymia: what can and cannot be done on September 29

History of the holiday

Saint Euthymia lived in the city of Chalcedon in the late third and early fourth centuries, during the period of persecution against Christians under the emperor Diocletian. She was born to Senator Philophron and his wife Theodosia and was raised in the Christian faith.

When the ruler of Priscus organized a pagan festival, the Christian community refused to participate in it. Among those arrested was young Euphemia. The ruler, hoping that without the support of co-religionists, the girl would renounce, left her alone. But the saint remained unshakable.

She was subjected to severe torment: wheeling, burning in a furnace, thrown into a ditch with vipers, given to be torn apart by animals. According to legend, she remained unharmed thanks to God’s help. She died from a wound inflicted by a bear in the arena, after which an earthquake occurred.

Particularly famous was the posthumous miracle of the saint. In 451, in the temple where her relics rested, the IV Ecumenical Council took place, condemning the Monophysite heresy. The disputing parties placed two scrolls of confessions of faith on the tomb. Three days later the Orthodox scroll was in the hand of the saint, and the heretical scroll was at her feet. This miracle helped to confirm the truth of Orthodox teaching.

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