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- Holy Virgin and Martyr Anysia (298)
- She was born to a pious, noble and very wealthy family in
Thessalonica. When both her parents died while she was an adolescent,
Anysia consecrated herself to Christ, the heavenly Bridegroom. She cast
off all her jewels and fine clothing, dressing herself as a commoner.
She freed all her many slaves, giving each of them a generous sum of
money to establish themselves. She gave away all of her inheritance,
which included large estates. Thenceforth she spent her days visiting
the sick, helping widows and orphans, and, especially, aiding Christians
suffering under persecution. She would visit those in prison, bringing
them food and water and tending their wounds. All the time not devoted
to aiding the poor or oppressed she spent in prayer in a small cell.
One of her prayers was that she, like those that she
helped, would be granted the crown of martyrdom.
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One day, while she was walking to church, an imperial soldier
accosted her and roughly
questioned her. When she plainly declared herself a Christian, the
soldier seized her and dragged her to a temple of the idols, where he
commanded her to make sacrifice. In response, she only spat in his
face. The enraged soldier drew his sword and thrust it into her side,
slaying her. Some pious Christians took her body and buried it outside
the city. When the persecutions had ended, a church was built in her
honor at the place of her burial.
source: http://www.abbamoses.com
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