Barbara to the church in Cairo which is named after her to this day. Years later, they relocated the body of St. They placed the bodies of these two saints in a church outside of the city of Galatia. Barbara and they both received the crown of martyrdom. Barbara she was enlightened and believed in the Lord Christ. Juliana saw the Lord Christ strengthening and comforting St. Barbara while she was being tortured and wept for her. There was a damsel called Juliana, who watched St. Thereupon, he ordered her to be tortured with different kinds of torture. Then he threatened her, but could not take away her love for the Lord Christ. The Governor talked to her kindly, promising her many things. He jumped over her like a wolf, seized her and took her to Marcianus, the governor. Her father became angry and ran after her. He went to her and taught her the principles of Christianity. Origen, the scholar, happened to be in this area and was informed of the saint. She came to the conclusion that they must have an able and wise maker and that would be none other than the Almighty God who created them. The saint always raised up her eyes to the sky from the top of the tower and contemplated the beauty of the sky and what was in it: the sun, the moon and the stars.

Barbara was the daughter of a noble man from one of the countries in the east, called Dioscorus, during the days of Maximianus the Emperor, in the beginning of the third Christian century.īecause of his strong love for her, he built her a tower to live in. The Martyrdom of the Saints: Barbara and Juliana.

The Eighth Day of Month of Kiahk – (December 17)

Her relics were relocate to old Cairo in a church with her name The Story of building 3 windows in her tower in order to place the cross and declare her Christianity,ĥ. The Saint’s father is Dioscorus who contributed to the martyrdom of the Saint,Ĥ.

The Saint’s time to live which is the third Century in the days of Maximianus the emperor,ģ. The same Santa Barbara is commemorated on the 8th of Kiahk or December 17th.īelow the Synaxarium is copied in addition to a link to the Wikipedia entry for the Saint. The answer is the Coptic Calendar difference from the western calendar of 13 days. How is it the same day if the Coptic Synaxarium did not have it? Barbara on December 4th by Catholics, I looked and found the commemoration in the Coptic church of the Saint to be on same day by the Coptic Church. Saint (Santa) Barbara commemorated:- December 4 or December 17 ?Īll Christians Catholic and Orthodox venerate Santa Barbara who lived and was martyred in the Third Century.

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