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Saint Euphemia: The attempt of the Persians to burn her sacred tenttranslated

July 11, 2026 · 1 min read

Saint Euphemia is celebrated on July 11. A note on some miracles and on the finding and recovery of the remains of the holy and glorious great martyr Euphimias Continue from here: https://www.pemptousia.gr/2026/07/agia-effimia-kafchima-ton-martyron-doxa-ton-parthenon-didaskalon-koryfi-agalma-tis-efseveias-stili-tis-orthodoxias/

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After a sufficient time had passed, when he reigned over the Romans2 and a civilian crowd of the Persian army marched against the Romans. And after plundering everything they found before them and desolating everything like Scythians, as they say, they finally reach Chalcedon, to complete the desolation and to capture the Queen of the cities herself, so that through her they can destroy the entire dominion of the Romans.

But they failed in this purpose, because the all-holy Virgin and Mother of God was fighting for us.

The Persians, however, advanced furiously against anything that fell into their hands. And so, impelled by the spirit of the wicked, they thought of making the sacred and carter body of the pannephemus a part of the fire.

After lighting a huge fire in the urn itself, they throw it (the holy...

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Дмитрий Морозов

It’s interesting how the Persians lit a fire right in Larnaca, but the relics still survived. It is clear that the Mother of God stood up for her own here too, as it was said at the very beginning of the article. Thanks for the continuation, I read it with interest.

Aleksandra Kaczmarek

I wonder how these Persians set fire to Larnaca itself and the relics survived anyway. Apparently, Our Lady really protected them, as it was written at the beginning of the article. Thanks for continuing, I read it with interest.