These were the most terrible times for Christians: hundreds of thousands of them suffered persecution and were subjected to martyrdom. Galina, the holy martyr of Corinth, also suffered in the 3rd century for her faith in Christ. It all started with the fact that one day the pious woman Rufina, fleeing from such persecutors, fled from Corinth to the mountains and there she gave birth to a baby, whom she named Kondrat. After giving birth, she died almost immediately.
Reverend Kondrat
By the will of God, the child remained alive and was nourished by a cloud of sweet dew, which fell on him at the right time. Kondrat spent his entire childhood in the desert. When he became a mature boy, he met Christians who shed on him the light of the true Christian faith.
Kondrat learned to write and read, and then achieved excellent success in medical practice. However, he spent all his free time in the desert and in the mountains in complete silence, devoting himself to prayer and contemplation of God. After several years, friends began to join his deserted solitude, followers and students appeared who loved to listen to his spiritual instructions. Among these people were Cyprian, Anekt, Dionysius, Paul, Crescent and many others.
Holy Martyr Galina of Corinth
Corinth was the second city in size and population after Athens; it is located in the central part of Greece. There, in the first century, he lived and preached. By the grace of God, Saint Galina was honored with a meeting with the righteous elder Kondrat, who led her to faith in Christ.
The time of the wicked emperor Decius came (251), who began to fiercely hunt Christians and execute them if they did not sacrifice to the pagan gods. By order of the emperor, the cruel military leader Jason arrived in Corinth, from whom it was impossible for Christians to hide. One day his people captured Elder Kondrat and all his disciples, among whom was Galina, the holy and righteous one. They were all thrown into prison and began to be tortured, but without waiting for them to renounce Christ, on the orders of Jason they were thrown to be devoured by hungry wild predators, but they did not touch them. However, this did not stop the persecutors. And then the bodies of one part of the righteous were dragged through the city to the place of execution, their legs tied to chariots, while the angry crowd threw stones at them.
Execution
Barely alive they were taken to the place of execution, where their heads were to be cut off; the martyrs asked for time to pray. Then, in a chain, they began to approach the executioner, bowing their heads before his sword.
The rest of Kondrat's students were also martyred. Dionysius was stabbed to death with a dagger. Victor, Victorinus and Nikifor were crushed alive in a huge stone mortar. Claudius was quartered. They prepared a fire for Diodorus, into which he threw himself. Seraphion's head was cut off. Leonidas and Papias were drowned in the sea.
The righteous wives Galina, Theodora, Kalisa, Khariessa, Nunekhia, Nika, Gali, Vasilisa had the opportunity to hide, but imitating their teacher (Reverend Kondrat) in everything, keeping all his instructions in their hearts and souls, they of their own free will went to execution with in the name of Jesus Christ.
One legend tells that they were beheaded according to the old style, and where the execution of the Corinthian martyrs took place, a source of clean water broke through, as a reminder to the city of severe suffering and innocently shed blood.
Another version
According to another legend, the disciples of Elder Kondrat were martyred on April 16, old style, in 258 during the reign of Emperor Valerian. This happened on Easter. The holy women, together with Saint Leonidas, were thrown into the sea, but a miracle happened: they did not drown, but began to walk on the water, as if on dry land, and sing divine hymns.
They were followed by a detachment of soldiers on a ship, who, having overtaken them, tied a heavy load of stones to the necks of the martyrs and drowned them.
Galina is a holy martyr who brought her cross to God. The days of honoring her memory are usually celebrated on March 10/23 and April 16/29.
Righteous Galina
In addition to Saint Galina of Corinth, it is necessary to mention the holy righteous Galina - the daughter of the Roman emperor who was a pagan and a fierce persecutor of Christians.
She convinced her father to abandon the worship of pagan idols. Galina became a Christian thanks to the miracles, faith and patience of Bishop Magnesia Harlampy. When he was taken into custody and subjected to martyrdom, she tried to protect him and twice crushed the erected idols in the local Christian temple. When Saint Harlampius died, she buried his remains. The father did not dare to execute his daughter, so when her time came, she died peacefully.
Icon of Saint Galina: meaning
Every Orthodox Galina probably has her own iconostasis with the Mother of God and Christ the Savior in her house. And you can often see a personal icon of the patron saint nearby. “Saint Galina” is an icon that is of great importance, since it allows a woman with this name to enlist the support of her righteous saint and thereby get rid of all everyday difficulties, suffering and numerous troubles. It is best to pray to the heavenly helper Galina in the presence of her icon, which will allow you not to lose faith in the Lord even in the most difficult and critical moments.
People turn to St. Galina in prayer when there are doubts and cowardice; they also pray to her when converting apostates and during persecution. Galina is a saint who patronizes all those who defend truth, faith and righteousness.
The name Galina translated from Greek means “calm, serene,” but the life of the holy martyr Galina of Corinth was not calm and serene. She accomplished her feat of faith in the 3rd century; Some sources indicate the years 250-251, others indicate the year 258.
Galina's birthplace was the city of Corinth in the Greek province of Achaia, the largest after Athens, where the Apostle Paul once spread the Christian faith. A dramatic change in Galina’s life occurred after meeting the righteous elder Kondraty, thanks to which she converted to the true faith. It’s worth saying something special about him.
Memorial Days:
- March 23
- April 29
About the Holy Martyr Kondratiy
His mother, Christian Rufina, was forced to leave Corinth due to persecution for her faith. Finding refuge in the mountains, she gave birth to a son and named him Kodrat. Soon after the birth of the child, Rufina died, and the child miraculously escaped and spent all his childhood and youth in the desert. Having once met Christians, he was imbued with the teachings of Christ.
Kodrat studied medicine a lot and became a good doctor, but he spent more time in solitude, in the mountains, praying and thinking about God. Many followers flocked to him, listening attentively to his instructions. One of them was Galina.
Galina Korinthskaya's feat of faith
The persecution of adherents of the true faith did not stop. The Roman Emperor Decius sent his military leader Jason to Corinth to either return Christians to faith in pagan gods or destroy them.
The holy elder Kodrat was captured and thrown into prison along with his disciples. Galina was also captured and, together with her fellow believers, subjected to terrible torture, but she, like others, did not renounce the true faith. Then Jason ordered wild animals to be set on the righteous, but the animals did not touch them.
Enraged, Jason ordered them to be tied by their feet to chariots and dragged in this form through the entire city, while a crowd of pagans standing along the road threw stones at them. When the martyrs finally found themselves outside the city, where they were to be executed, they asked for only one thing - to be allowed to pray to the Lord. After the prayer, they took turns humbly approaching the executioner, who cut off their heads with a sword, and where the holy innocent blood was shed, a pure spring gushed out as an eternal reminder to the inhabitants of Corinth about the innocent righteous killed.
Galina, along with other wives, followers and students of Saint Kodrat, could have hidden even before prison, but chose to voluntarily go to torment for the sake of the Lord. According to one legend, all the holy women were beheaded; according to another, they were thrown into the sea along with Codratus’s disciple Leonidas, but they did not go to the bottom, but straight through the water, singing praises to Jesus. Then the Roman soldiers boarded the ship, caught up with the righteous women and drowned them, hanging stones on their necks.
The meaning of the icon of the Great Martyr Galina
Quite a few women bear the name Galina, and each of them should certainly have an icon of “St. Galina” — this is their heavenly patroness, intercessor and first assistant. But this does not mean at all that this icon protects only those who are baptized with this name.
The meaning of the icon of Saint Galina: anyone who needs to strengthen their faith in order to avoid spiritual fall and not break God’s commandments can turn to the help of this saint.
They pray to Saint Galina to overcome their spiritual infirmities, to grant them perseverance and courage, to maintain firmness in their faith and their spiritual convictions.
Prayer before the icon of the “Holy Martyr Galina” makes us realize how incomparable the feat of this and other saints who laid down their lives for the true faith is with the insignificant sacrifice that is required of us today: to pray and keep fasts, while their lives were completely dedicated to the Lord, and the soul was always immersed in a state of prayer.
Prayer for help from the holy martyr Galina
Pray to God for me, holy saint of God Galina, as I diligently resort to you, an ambulance and prayer book for my soul.
After the prayer invocation, the troparion is read to the holy martyr Galina
Your Lamb, Jesus, Galina calls with a great voice: I love You, my Bridegroom, and seeking You I suffer and am crucified, and I am buried in Your baptism, and I suffer for Your sake, so that I reign in You, and I die for You, and I live with You ; but as an immaculate sacrifice, accept me, offering myself to You with love. Through prayers, as the Merciful, save our souls.
There is another prayer - not to Galina alone, but to everyone who died with her.
Prayer to the holy martyr Leonid and the martyrs Chariessa, Nika, Galina, Kalisa, Nunekhia, Vasilisa, Theodora, Irina and others who suffered with them:
O holy martyr! Extend your favorable prayers to our Lord and Creator and beg His goodness to grant us (names) everything necessary for eternal salvation, and also necessary for this temporary life: we believe without a doubt that everything is possible for you, as His true saint. Hey, holy wonderworkers! Do not disgrace our hope, but through your prayers make us heirs of being the Kingdom of Christ, so that we glorify the love of mankind in the Trinity of the glorified and worshiped God, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and your holy intercession, forever and ever.
Patron saint of wearers
name GALINA -
Holy Martyr Galina of Corinth
The Holy Martyr Galina of Corinth suffered for the Christian faith in the 3rd century. According to legend, the holy martyr Galina died on the first day of Easter in the year 258. She, along with other holy martyrs, was thrown into the sea. Holy
Galina of Corinth helps in all matters those who are baptized in the name Galina, and the holy martyr becomes the first helper and intercessor of those who are with her on the holy namesake.
Life of the Holy Martyr
Galina Korinthskaya
The names of the martyrs from Corinth - Cyprian, Dionysius, Anekt, Paul, Criscent, Dionysius another, Victoria, Victor, Nicephorus, Claudius, Diodorus, Seraphion, Papias, Leonidas, as well as the martyrs Galina, Chariessa, Nunekhia, Kalisa (Kalida), Basilissa, Niki, Gali (fallen name - Gali, emphasis on i) and Theodora did not disappear through the centuries thanks to the preserved feat of their mentor Elder Kodrat.
It is known about the holy martyr Galina of Corinth that she was born at the beginning of the 3rd century in Corinth, and from there her nickname Corinthian came. The Greek city of Corinth was second in importance after Athens, the capital of the central part of the country - Achaia, enlightened in Christianity in the 1st century by the supreme apostle Paul. Let us remember the Epistles of the Apostle Paul to the Corinthians - how much fatherly love, how much tender and strict spiritual care is put into these words, thank God, sealed for us forever in the book of the New Testament. Here, among other Christians of Corinth, Saint Galina met the holy elder Codratus, who enlightened her in the Teachings of Christ and converted her to the Christian faith.
Emperor Decius then ruled in Rome - it is believed that it was around the year 251 from the Nativity of Christ. To identify Christians and punish them, Decius sent the military leader Jason to Corinth. He quickly found Elder Kodrat with his disciples, and everyone, including Saint Galina, was taken into custody and taken to prison. All those taken were first tortured - here the Roman pagans were very successful in the fantasies of the executioners, but the faith of Christ was stronger, and, seeing that their efforts were useless, by order of Jason, the persecutors threw the martyrs to be devoured by wild beasts, but even they sensed the Holy Spirit of the Creator of all things in These people refused easy prey.
This miracle did not cool the ardor of the persecutors. Christians were given over to new torments, descriptions of which we will omit, because any horror film that we watch today is an easy spectacle compared to what the torturers did to the martyrs of Corinth. After all the torture, according to some surviving sources, they were beheaded.
Before the execution, they asked to be given a little time for the last prayer, they themselves went to the place of execution and lay down under the sword. This happened on March 10/23, approximately 251 A.D., and at the site of their execution a spring with wonderfully clear water appeared.
According to other sources, they died a little later, in 258, already under Emperor Valerian I. They tried to throw them into the sea together with Saint Leonidas, but the saints did not drown, but walked on the water singing hymns to Christ. This happened on Easter and was another evidence of the power and glory of the Lord. However, the persecutors caught up with them on a ship, tied a weight around their necks and drowned them in the sea waters.
How an icon protects
In front of the icon of the Holy Martyr Galina of Corinth, they pray for protection from temptations, for strengthening in faith, since all the martyrs of early Christianity are an expressive example of the firmness of spiritual convictions, their self-denial is difficult to comprehend for modern people. Not everyone in our times has the opportunity to make such a choice: one’s own physical life or a voluntary, moreover, sometimes joyful renunciation of it in the name of testifying to the superiority of spiritual life over physical life. Precisely because in our everyday life there is no place for the suffering that the early Christians went through, refusing to betray the name of the Lord, and the conditions in which they lived and believed are not comparable to ours, when there are no threats to the salvation of the soul, except those hidden within ourselves, reflection on their feat protects us from spiritual falls and transgressions before God.
What does an icon help with?
Saint Galina of Corinth helps in all matters those who are baptized in the name Galina, and the holy martyr becomes the first helper and intercessor of those who are with her on the holy namesake. Prayer before the icon of the Holy Martyr Galina of Corinth helps us, modern Christians, to understand our spiritual weaknesses. When we read the lives of the saints of the first centuries of Christianity, we learn about their suffering in the name of Christ and executions, about the most severe persecution and persecution, about everything that the pagans committed, trying to uproot the seeds of the new, true faith.
How to pray in front of an icon
Your Lamb, Jesus, Galina calls with a great voice: I love You, my Bridegroom, and seeking You I suffer and am crucified, and I am buried in Your baptism, and I suffer for Your sake, so that I reign in You, and I die for You, and I live with You ; but as an immaculate sacrifice, accept me, offering myself to You with love. Through prayers, as the Merciful, save our souls.
Prayer to the holy martyr Leonid and the martyrs Hariessa, Nika, Galina, Kalisa, Nunekhia, Vasilisa, Theodora, Irina and others like them who suffered
O holy martyr! Extend your favorable prayers to our Lord and Creator and beg His goodness to grant us (names) everything necessary for eternal salvation, and also necessary for this temporary life: we believe without a doubt that everything is possible for you, as His true saint. Hey, holy wonderworkers! Do not disgrace our hope, but through your prayers make us heirs of being the Kingdom of Christ, so that we glorify the love of mankind in the Trinity of the glorified and worshiped God, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and your holy intercession, forever and ever.
Prayerful invocation of the saint whose name you bear
Pray to God for me, holy servant of God (name), as I diligently resort to you, a quick helper and prayer book for my soul.
When is the holy day of remembrance
The days of memory of the holy martyr Galina are celebrated:
March 10/23 - her teacher, the holy martyr Kodrat and others like him, is remembered;
April 16/29 - the holy martyrs who died at sea are remembered.
Which churches have an icon of the saint?
You can venerate Saint Galina of Corinth in the Church of the Holy Martyr Galina of Corinth in Khimki (Moscow region), although in vast Russia there may be small churches and chapels built in her honor. You can find out about this from your diocese.
For home prayers, so that you can pray to your heavenly patroness more often, not only when coming to church for general worship, but at home, if the need for urgent prayer arises, simply spend time in prayerful communication with your heavenly patroness.
Meaning of the icon
About the holy martyr Galina of Corinth, like about most early Christian martyrs, we know very little, and this information is fragmentary. And, of course, an even greater number of names have sunk into Eternity, remaining unknown to us. But the exploits of those whose names we know also speak about those unknown people who suffered next to them. In the history of the Church, only one Saint Galina is known reliably, but there are certainly other holy women with this name who suffered for Christ. On occasion, let us pray for those whose lives remain unknown, but the Lord knows about them as those who brought their feat and their selfless love to the Throne of God.
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The meaning of the name Galina
The meaning of the name is “calmness”, “serenity”
Origin: Ancient Greek
Horoscope named after Galina
*Zodiac sign - Aries.
*Guardian planet is the Sun.
*Talisman stone - garnet.
*Talisman color - crimson, purple,
a combination of brick scarlet and blue-gray.
*Plant talisman - sweet pea, pine.
*The animal mascot is a jackdaw.
*The most successful day is Wednesday.
*Predisposition to traits such as -
persistence, pragmatism, inconstancy,
striving for a higher goal, openness
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Copy the prayer by hand and always carry it with you, it will be your protection, you can read it at any time when you have problems, and also do not forget to praise your protector - the Holy Martyr Galina of Corinth
It is known about the holy martyr Galina of Corinth that she was born at the beginning of the 3rd century in Corinth, and from there her nickname Corinthian came. The Greek city of Corinth was second in importance after Athens, the capital of the central part of the country - Achaia, enlightened in Christianity in the 1st century by the supreme apostle Paul. Let us remember the Epistles of the Apostle Paul to the Corinthians - how much fatherly love, how much tender and strict spiritual care is put into these words, thank God, sealed for us forever in the book of the New Testament. Here, among other Christians of Corinth, Saint Galina met the holy elder Codratus, who enlightened her in the Teachings of Christ and converted her to the Christian faith.
Emperor Decius then ruled in Rome - it is believed that it was around the year 251 from the Nativity of Christ. To identify Christians and punish them, Decius sent the military leader Jason to Corinth. He quickly found Elder Kodrat with his disciples, and everyone, including Saint Galina, was taken into custody and taken to prison. All those taken were first tortured - here the Roman pagans were very successful in the fantasies of the executioners, but the faith of Christ was stronger, and, seeing that their efforts were useless, by order of Jason, the persecutors threw the martyrs to be devoured by wild beasts, but even they sensed the Holy Spirit of the Creator of all things in These people refused easy prey.
This miracle did not cool the ardor of the persecutors. Christians were given over to new torments, descriptions of which we will omit, because any horror film that we watch today is an easy spectacle compared to what the torturers did to the martyrs of Corinth. After all the torture, according to some surviving sources, they were beheaded. Before the execution, they asked to be given a little time for the last prayer, they themselves went to the place of execution and lay down under the sword. This happened on March 10/23, approximately 251 A.D., and at the site of their execution a spring with wonderfully clear water appeared.
According to other sources, they died a little later, in 258, already under Emperor Valerian I. They tried to throw them into the sea together with Saint Leonidas, but the saints did not drown, but walked on the water singing hymns to Christ. This happened on Easter and was another evidence of the power and glory of the Lord. However, the persecutors caught up with them on a ship, tied a weight around their necks and drowned them in the sea waters.
Meaning of the icon
About the holy martyr Galina of Corinth, like about most early Christian martyrs, we know very little, and this information is fragmentary. And, of course, an even greater number of names have sunk into Eternity, remaining unknown to us. But the exploits of those whose names we know also speak about those unknown people who suffered next to them. In the history of the Church, only one Saint Galina is known reliably, but there are certainly other holy women with this name who suffered for Christ. On occasion, let us pray for those whose lives remain unknown, but the Lord knows about them as those who brought their feat and their selfless love to the Throne of God.
Holy Martyr Galina of Corinth
(memory March 10/23, new style and April 16/29, new style)
The holy martyr Galina was born in Corinth (Corinth at that time was the main city of Achaia, enlightened by the Apostle Paul1. By the grace of God she met the righteous elder Codratus, who converted her to faith in Christ.
We will tell you more about the holy martyr Kodrat, because... Enough is known about him, and besides, the feat of the holy women - disciples of this elder - is connected precisely with his life.
Kodrat healed bodily illnesses, and with the word of God he healed mental ailments. He was born near the city of Corinth, in Greece in the impassable mountains. His mother, the pious Rufina, fled with other Christians to inaccessible places and hid there from persecution. She gave birth to a son in the mountains and soon died. God did not abandon the baby. At His command, a cloud descended and, creeping along the ground, shed sweet dew on the baby’s lips. When Kodrat grew up, he was found and brought to the city. He quickly learned to read and write, and mastered the art of healing. Saint Kodrat spent most of his life in the mountains and deserts, where he remained in fasting and prayer. Many years passed, Saint Kodrat approached old age. His friends and followers often came to him in the desert to listen to his instructions. Among them were Cyprian, Dionysius, Anekt, Paul, Crescent and many others who suffered with him for Christ.
Their suffering occurred in this way. During the persecution of Christians by order of the wicked emperor Decius2 (c. 251), believers in Christ began to be tortured. By order of Decius, hegemon Jason came to Corinth. The holy elder Kodrat was captured along with his disciples, among whom was the righteous Galina, and thrown into prison. They were tortured, but without getting anyone to renounce Christ, they were thrown, on the orders of Jason, to be devoured by wild beasts, but the beasts did not touch the martyrs. This did not stop the persecutors. The righteous were tied by their feet to chariots and dragged through the city, while the crowd threw stones at them. The first of the martyrs were dragged outside the city to the place intended for execution. Here the saints, having asked for a little time for themselves, prayed with zeal to the Lord, then bowed their honest heads to the sword and were beheaded on the tenth day of the month of March. After the murder of the first six martyrs Codratus, Cyprian, Dionysius, Anectos, Paul and Crescentus, other captured Christians were tortured and killed in various ways. Dionysius the other was stabbed to death with a knife. Victor, Victorinus and Nikephoros (after Tertius became Jason's successor) were crushed in a stone mortar. Claudius died after his hands and feet were cut off. Diodorus himself threw himself into the fire prepared for him. Seraphion was beheaded. Papias was thrown into the sea. Leonidas also suffered terrible and numerous torments from the hegemon Venustus, who replaced Tertius, and was drowned in the sea.
Righteous Galina and other wives (Haryessa, Kalisa/Kalida, Nunekhia, Vasilisa, Nika, Gali, Theodora), imitating Saint Codratus and keeping his instructions in their hearts, voluntarily went to suffer for Christ. They could have taken cover, but did not. April 16, old style they were beheaded3... At the place where the Corinthian martyrs were executed for Christ, a source of clean water appeared - to remind Corinth of the suffering of the saints who shed rivers of their blood.
According to another legend, the holy wives Galina, Hariessa, Nunekhia, Kalisa (Kalida), Vasilissa, Nike, Gali, Theodora - disciples of the elder Kodrat - died on April 16 according to Art. Art. in 258 (apparently this happened during the eighth persecution of Christians under Emperor Valerian). They, together with the holy martyr Leonidas, were thrown into the sea, but they did not drown, but walked on the water as if on dry land, and sang spiritual hymns. The torturers caught up with them on the ship, hung stones around their necks and drowned them.
So, by the grace of God, all the names of the Corinthian martyrs were preserved. Let us repeat them again: Elder Codratus, Cyprian, Dionysius, Anekt, Paul, Crescent, another Dionysius, Victorinus, Victor, Nicephorus, Claudius, Diodorus, Seraphion, Papias, Leonidas. Martyred women: Galina, Hariessa, Nunekhia, Kalisa (Kalida), Vasilissa, Nike, Gali, Theodora.
That's all that is known about the holy martyr Galina of Corinth. But isn’t this enough for everyone, not just Galina, to know about her feat in the name of Christ?