Память святой мученицы Трифены

The holy martyr Tryphaena came from the city of Cyzicus 1086; she was the daughter of Christians: Anastasia synclitica 1087 and the mother of Socrates. The saint voluntarily surrendered to suffering. Having publicly exposed the delusion of idols and those who madly worship idols as gods, she urged them to renounce vain worship and turn to the true God. For this, the governor of the city of Caesarea ordered her to be thrown into a kindled oven, but the holy martyr came out of there unharmed; then she was hanged on a high tree and cast down from a height on sharp nails, after which she was given over to be devoured by beasts, but they did not touch her; Finally, she was torn to pieces by the horns of a furious ox. The news has been preserved that where her blood flowed, a source of water flowed out, from which many received help and healing. Cyzicus is a city in Phrygia, on the western coast of Asia Minor, on one of the peninsulas of the Sea of ​​Marmara. Synclitic - the highest court dignitary, rank of the state council. You might be interested in: