Relics of St Chryse discovered in her native village in northern Greece

Relics believed to belong to an 18th-century neomartyr have recently been discovered in a village in the Pella region of northern Greece, according to the Orthodoxia News Agency .

Her name — Chryse, meaning “golden” in Greek — matches that of the village where the relics were found, near a church among the ruins of the old fortress.

Specialised laboratories in Germany examined the relics, described as clean and emitting a pleasant fragrance. Tests indicated that they belonged to a young woman approximately 17 years old who died around 1795.

Saint’s feast approaches Metropolitan Ioil of Edessa, Pella, and Almopia (Church of Greece). Photo: OrtodoxiaNewsAgency.gr “In a few days — more precisely, on 13 October — the Church will honour the memory of St Chryse, who, in the face of the terrible torments inflicted upon her by the Turks, did not renounce Christ,” Metropolitan Ioil of Edessa, Pella and Almopia of the Church of Greece said.

“This year’s celebration will have a special character, as her holy relics will also be brought to the church on that day.”

The saint’s life will soon be presented in a documentary to be broadcast by Pemptousia TV, the television channel…