Страдание святого мученика Ваты

The holy martyr Vata came from Persia. His ancestors were Christians, and he himself was raised in the Christian faith. Having reached the age of thirty, he left his father, mother, wife and children, distributed his property to the poor and, leaving his parental home, accepted monasticism. Diligently striving in the monastic life, he wished to end his life with martyrdom. At that time, a persecution was launched against Christians 2891, and when all the monks from the monastery where the saint labored fled, he alone remained in it. He was soon captured and brought to trial by the ruler of the city of Nizibia 2892. The latter began to force him to renounce Christ and worship the sun and fire, 2893, but the saint did not listen to him and boldly confessed Christ as the true God. For this, his hands were tied so that from strong tension they came out of the shoulder joints. After this, they began to drag the saint along the ground and beat him all over his body. The holy martyr, after all these tortures, died for his faith in Christ, being beheaded by the sword. 2894 Here, of course, is the persecution of Christians instituted in Persia by King Sapor II, who reigned from 310 to 381. Nizibia is an ancient city located in ancient Mesopotamia, in its northern part, near the borders of Armenia. The Persians idolized the sun under the image of the supreme deity Mithras, and also worshiped fire. The death of the holy martyr followed around 364. You might be interested in: