Память святой Мариамны

Saint Mariamne was the sister of Saint Philip the Apostle. Having taken a vow of virginity, she joined her brother, along with the Apostle Bartholomew, when Saint Philip, preaching the Gospel in the regions of Asia Minor, came to Lydia and Moesia in 1427. From that time on, Saint Mariamne was an accomplice of the holy Apostles Philip and Bartholomew in their Apostolic labors and together with them endured all the hardships and sorrows of the Apostleship. Preaching the word of God, they came to Hierapolis in Phrygia in 1428. Here, as soon as they arrived, the church historian Nicephorus Callistus tells about them on the basis of ancient legends, the service to idols immediately ceased, the viper, idolized by the inhabitants of Hierapolis, was expelled from the sanctuary, those who honored it were covered with shame and annoyance. To stop the success of their preaching, the mayor ordered to seize Philip, Bartholomew and Mariamne and imprison them. The Apostle Philip was then put to death by hanging on a cross. Mariamne and Bartholomew, after a miraculous manifestation of God’s wrath against the mayor and the priests of the viper (they were swallowed up by the earth), were freed. Having lovingly kissed the body of her brother who had died as a martyr, taken from the cross, Saint Mariamne glorified the Lord and set off to preach the Gospel in Lycaonia in 1429. Here, amid successful evangelism, she died peacefully, having calmed down from her labors. Lydia and Mysia are the northwestern regions of Asia Minor. Phrygian Hierapolis was located in the southern part of Phrygia (in the middle part of Asia Minor), in ancient times a rather significant city, famous for its brittle marble and warm springs. Now there are only ruins here, and this place serves as a haven for lepers. Lycaonia is one of the central regions of Asia Minor, bordering Phrygia. You might be interested in: