Страдание святого мученика Георгия Нового 3455

Saint George was the son of pious parents; he had a father named John, who belonged to the most noble nobles of the city of Sredets 3456, and a mother named Maria. George was given to his parents through their fervent prayer, for they had already reached old age and had no children, like the ancient Abraham and Sarah; for this reason, John and Mary fervently prayed to the Lord, His Most Pure Mother and the holy Great Martyr George of Cappadocia; they came to the church of this saint of God every day, did alms here and earnestly prayed to the Lord that their barrenness would be resolved. And the Lord did not despise their prayers, but gave them the fruit of the male womb in their old age. John and Mary brought the baby to the church of the Holy Great Martyr George, baptized him in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit and gave him the name George in holy baptism. The youth was brought up in the fear of God and was taught to read books; George soon studied the Holy Scriptures so well that he surpassed all his peers in his knowledge. When George reached adolescence, he was very similar in the beauty of his face and his chastity to the ancient Joseph. At that time, Bulgaria was owned by the Saracens; When blessed George was twenty-five years old from the time of his birth (his parents had already departed to the Lord at that time), the Saracens began to persuade him to their wickedness, saying to him: – George, leave Christianity and accept our faith. Listen to the messenger of God Mohammed 3457; accept our law. At these words, the Saracens began to place on the honorable head of St. John the tafia (hat), which, according to their custom, they wore on their heads and in which they entered their houses of prayer. But the saint answered them, saying this: “It is not fitting for us Christians to imitate your wicked customs and wear tafiyas on our heads; It is not fitting for us to renounce Christ, the true God, Creator of heaven and earth, and to deprive ourselves of the fruits of holy baptism. Tell me: can I believe Mohammed, who was not sent by God, nor by God’s prophets, nor by the apostles, but was a simple military leader of a satanic regiment, carrying with him the banners of the devil? So you yourself don’t know what you believe in; you yourself have deviated from the true path. Having thus denounced the Saracens, Saint George began to loudly confess Christ as the true God, Creator and Maker of everything that exists, visible and invisible, earthly and heavenly. Then, spitting in the faces of the wicked and calling them godless people, the saint threw the taffia to the ground and began to trample on it with his feet, saying to himself: “O George! Why are you delaying? Christ calls you!” The wicked Saracens, filled with anger, took the saint and, with great beatings and abuse, presented him to their ruler, denouncing him and saying: - This one blasphemes and insults our faith. The hegemon, being struck by the beauty of the saint’s face and his courageous gaze, began to say to him with flattery: - If you renounce Jesus Christ, whom you call the Son of God, and if you obey the order of the autocrat Selim 3458 and fulfill his will (many kingdoms obey this Selim), then you will receive many gifts and all kinds of honors from our king and you will be made the head of all the governors of the great city of Sredets. But the martyr of Christ again confessed the Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of a large crowd, and denounced and reproached the Saracen faith. Then the tormentor, becoming enraged, ordered the saint to be beaten with sticks without mercy. And Saint George was cruelly tortured, so that his flesh stuck to the sticks, and his blood flowed in drops from the ulcers. But despite this, the saint did not show any intention to obey the wicked command of the king. Then the ruler ordered to cut him all over his body with knives, from head to toe, and to singe his wounds with burning candles; The saint’s entire body was scorched by candles, so that his face was not visible, and his flesh began to melt, like wax melts from fire. But the martyr of Christ valiantly endured suffering, calling on and confessing the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. After this, the tormentor ordered the soldiers to lead the martyr around the city, beat the tympanums and shout: “Do not scold the messenger of God Mohammed and do not blaspheme his traditions about the Saracen faith.” The saint prayed to Christ the Lord and exhorted the Saracens to believe in Christ. Then the wicked built a large fire in the middle of the city, intending to burn the saint. And the martyr of Christ George was led to the prepared place for burning. But exhausted from his wounds, he fell to the ground speechless, only his lips moved, calling on the Lord for help. The Saracens, taking the saint while still alive, threw him on the fire. This is how the martyr of Christ George ended his suffering feat. The wicked Saracens also threw many dogs into the fire so that Christians could not recognize the relics of the martyr. But God glorified His saint: suddenly a cloud with thunder and lightning came into the place and great rain arose, which extinguished the fire, so that there was not even smoke from the fire. The Saracens, frightened by such a great miracle, fled from that place. Meanwhile, it rained until night. When night fell, a very great light appeared over the place where the martyr’s honorable body was burned, which illuminated the whole place. Then the archpriest of the cathedral church in honor of the holy Great Martyr George of Cappadocia went with other Christians to the judges and, giving them money, asked them for permission to take the honest relics of the holy martyr and give them a normal burial. When the judges expressed their consent to this request, the archpriest went to Metropolitan Jeremiah and told him everything about the holy martyr. The Metropolitan went to the relics of the holy martyr with great haste and faith, accompanied by the entire sacred cathedral and many Christ-loving people, singing psalms and hymns, with candles and censers. Having raked up the ashes in the place where the light was visible, the Christians found the honorable relics of the holy martyr George the New, unharmed by the fire. The bones of the dogs turned to dust and ashes. In the same places where the holy martyr of Christ was led around the city at night and where his blood dripped, at night a light appeared, as if from a burning candle; all Christians saw this. Taking the honorable relics of the holy martyr, the Metropolitan placed them in a shrine in the church of the Holy Great Martyr George of Cappadocia. Here the honorable relics of the holy martyr rest, and to this day, and by the grace of God, they provide healing to all who approach them with faith. The holy martyr of Christ George suffered in the Bulgarian city of Sredets, where he was raised; He accepted his martyrdom in 7022 from the creation of the world, from the birth of God the Word in the flesh in 1514, on the 26th day of the month of May 3459, during the reign of our Lord Jesus Christ over all, to whom glory is given with the Father and the Holy Spirit, forever. Amen. With a divine desire from a young age, having placed all of yourself in the Lord, in prayers and fasting you became an image of virtue, but you despised wealth and glory, and the goodness of the body as if they did not exist, and you loved the One Christ from the soul, and that true being God, worshiped in the Trinity, before the wicked Turks you preached: both the Sratsyn faith and the laws You trampled the Moameds under your feet, and terrified the tormentor, adorned with a crown of torment, more gloriously, you rose to heaven with the face of the wise George. Pray to Christ God, save your fatherland, and save the Orthodox emperor, and the people, and the city, who always honor your exploits. As a bright star appeared to the world, proclaiming the righteous Sun of Christ, the great martyr of Christ George was more patient with your sufferings, and you extinguished the delusion of the Sratsyn, and you trampled Moameth’s traditions and laws under your naked hands: you terrified both the lawless king and the tormentors with your strong patience: and Give light to the faithful by constantly praying to God for all of us. The name “New” is adopted by Saint George in contrast to other saints with the name George, who labored much earlier than him, such as George the Great Martyr (his memory is celebrated on April 23, etc. Sredets or Sofia is the capital of the Bulgarian principality. Even in ancient times, Sofia was an important trading point and was the main city of the Roman province of Dacia. In 441 Sofia was devastated by the Huns, in 809 it was conquered by the Bulgarians, and in 1382 it fell into the hands of the Turks. On December 22, 1877, it was taken by the Russians, under the command of Gurko, and most of the Muslim population fled. Mohammed or Mohammed is the founder of the Muslim religion (lived in the 6th and early 7th centuries). Selim I, Sultan of Turkey, reigned from 1512 to 1529; was distinguished by extraordinary fanaticism (religious intolerance). According to some, Saint George suffered on February 11th. In this case, May 26 is taken as the day of transfer of his relics. You might be interested in: