The Turks realized that they could not convert Zlata to their faith, then they decided to torture her. They beat her with sticks for three months, after which pieces of her skin were torn off and hung in front of her. Blood flowed from the saint and flooded the entire earth around. The martyr Zlata endured all the trials and torments that were destined for her. She believed only in Christ God and this helped her endure all the hardships of bullying.
Great Martyr Zlata Moglenskaya is a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church. Her memorial day is celebrated twice a year - October 26 and October 31.
Great Martyr Zlata Moglenskaya is a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church. Photo: 4spisok.ru
The difficult life path of a saint
One Turk fell in love with Zlata Moglenskaya and began to persuade her to his faith. Whatever methods he and his friends used to carry out their plans, the great martyr resisted. She said that she was the bride of King Christ and would never become a Muslim. She was cruelly mocked, beaten and cut, but this did not bring results. Then the Turk brought her whole family to her and said that if she did not accept his faith, he would kill everyone. Frightened, her father and sisters began tearfully begging her to surrender. Saint Zlata Moglenskaya did not listen to anyone. She said that since they were afraid and forced her to renounce the Lord, it means that they are strangers to her. So she left her entire family.
To read The Church remembers the appearance in heaven of the Cross of the Lord in JerusalemThe Turks continued to mock the great martyr. She was beaten and cut with sharp hot objects. In turn, Zlata Moglenskaya endured everything and prayed incessantly. The Turk became so angry that he tore her body into pieces. Thus, Saint Zlata accepted the crown of virginity and martyrdom. People pray to this saint for strengthening faith and healing from illnesses. Young girls ask the great martyr for blessings for a happy marriage. So, Zlata’s angel day (name day) is celebrated on October 31, the day of remembrance of this saint. In addition, on October 26, the commemoration of the miracle in Skopje is honored, which is also associated with the Great Martyr Chrysa Moglenskaya.
Holy Martyr Zlata Moglenskaya
The martyr Zlata, or Chryse in the Greek tradition, suffered for Christ during Turkish rule in the Balkans, when many Christians suffered oppression and often paid for faith and Christian piety with their own lives.
Virgin Martyr, immaculate bride of the Heavenly King - Christ God, Zlata[1] was from the village of Slatino, located within the Bulgarian Meglen diocese. One of the four daughters of a poor and humble Christian, the blessed virgin had ardent faith in God, purity and chastity, thanks to which she was honored with a glorious martyrdom.
One local Turk was seduced by the girlish beauty of Zlata and, wounded by satanic passion, began to wait for an opportunity to take possession of the Christian woman. One day, when Zlata, together with other women of their village, went to collect brushwood, the Hagaryan, who encroached on her virginity, set up an ambush with his comrades; he grabbed Zlata and dragged her into his house.
At first he gently persuaded her in various ways, trying to shake her faith and force her to accept Islam, and then he promised to take her as his wife. Then threats and promises of terrible torment were used. However, Zlata was not at all afraid and, continuing to call on the holy name of the Lord Jesus Christ, answered with courage and boldness:
– I believe in my Christ, I worship Him and only recognize Him as my Bridegroom, from Whom I will never renounce, even if you cause me thousands of sufferings and tear my body into small pieces!
Hearing such words, the Turks realized that they could not convince her themselves, and began to invent other means. Reasoning that women by their nature are more skilled in seduction than men, they gave Zlata to the Turkish women, ordering them to convince her by any means. The Turkish women resorted to all sorts of tricks and deceits to influence Zlata. For six whole months they tried to win the saint over to their faith, but all their efforts were in vain: blessed Zlata stood in the faith of Christ as if on the top of an unshakable rock.
I will never renounce, even if you cause me thousands of sufferings and tear my body into small pieces.
Then the Turks brought the parents and sisters of the martyr and ordered them to convince their daughter to convert to Islam, threatening otherwise to put her to death, and to severely punish them themselves. Fear forced the parents and sisters to carry out the order. They came to the martyr and did everything possible to soften her soul, hard as a diamond. With tears in their eyes they said:
“Our sweet daughter, have mercy on yourself and on us, your parents and sisters, otherwise we are all in danger of being killed!” Apparently renounce Christ in order to save yourself and us from death! Christ is merciful, He will forgive you this sin, committed under duress and necessity.
The struggle raised by the devil to shake the saint was strong. But the power of Christ defeated both this devilish struggle and wickedness! The wise and courageous Zlata burned with the fire of love for Christ and did not at all succumb to the tears and persuasion of her parents and sisters, as is inherent in human nature, but, turning to her parents and sisters, she told them wonderful and wise words:
“You, who are persuading me to renounce the true God of Christ, are no longer my parents or sisters!” My father will be the Lord Jesus Christ, my mother will be my Lady Theotokos, and my brothers and sisters will be the saints!
Having said this, she turned away from them.
So on this saint the word of the divine David was truly fulfilled: my father and my mother have left me, but the Lord will receive me (Ps. 26:10); and what the Lord Himself said: Do not think that I came to bring peace to earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword, for I came to divide a man with his father, and a daughter with her mother... And a man’s enemies are his own household (Matthew 10: 34-36).
The Gentiles, seeing that they were unable to turn Zlata away from the faith of Christ with the methods they had invented, began to torment the saint. For three months in a row she was beaten with sticks every day. Then they tore off pieces of skin from her and hung them in front of her, believing that the martyr would be afraid looking at them: blood flowed from the girl’s body and flooded the ground around her. After all this, they heated a poker and ran it across the martyr’s face from ear to ear, so that smoke came out of her nose and mouth. But the martyr, enduring cruel tortures that could break even the strongest men, endured them with great valor, strengthened by the power of the Cross and love for Christ.
The saint, having learned that not far from the place of her torture was the proguin of the Svyatogorsk monastery of Stavronikita, Father Timofey, her spiritual mentor, a respectable and trustworthy man, through one Christian asked him to pray to God for her, so that He would grant her the honor of completing the path of martyrdom in a godly manner. It was Father Timothy who subsequently spoke about the saint’s suffering.
In the end, the Turks, as if not satisfied with the immeasurable suffering of the saint, hung the lamb of Christ on a wild pear tree, and then, competing, began to chop down her holy body with sabers.
So the noble Zlata suffered the test and, shining in torment, like gold in a crucible, she betrayed her soul into the hands of her immortal Groom, receiving a double crown - for virginity and for martyrdom. This happened on October 13, 1795. And now she rejoices in the Heavenly abodes together with the wise virgins and, together with the martyrs, stands at the right hand of Christ. Christians secretly took her long-suffering relics and buried them with honor and reverence. Through her prayers we too will be worthy of the Kingdom of Heaven, amen!
[1] The name of this martyr means “golden” and in Slavic it sounds like Zlata, and in Greek it sounds like Chrysa.
How to turn to your saint for help?
The patron saint in whose honor a person is named can help in various life situations. To do this, you need to ask for help correctly. On the day of remembrance of your saint, you must definitely pray to him and thank him for protecting you. If you do not take this information seriously, then you should not celebrate Angel’s Day. After all, in fact, name day is a church holiday when the memory of the saint whose name you bear is honored.
If you still decide to celebrate, then this should be done at home, in a close family circle. As already mentioned, people turn to Saint Zlata Moglenskaya for help in strengthening faith. This prayer can be read every day: “We magnify you, passion-bearer Zlato, and honor your honest suffering that you endured for Christ. Amen".
You can turn to the saints for help in your own words, but do not forget to express gratitude to them. Of course, you must remember on what days the memory of the saint is venerated, light candles for him and ask for forgiveness of sins and guidance on the true path.
Saint Zlata was born in the village of Slatino into the family of a poor peasant.
Saint Zlata was from the village of Slatino, which was located within the Bulgarian Meglen diocese. Bulgaria at this time was under Turkish rule. She was one of four daughters of a poor Christian. The girl had an ardent faith in Christ, thanks to which she was awarded a glorious martyrdom.
One day one of the local Turks saw Saint Zlata. He liked her very much, and he really wanted to take possession of her. One day Zlata, along with other women, went for firewood. The Turk really liked that the girl was pure and chaste. He decided to set up an ambush with his comrades, lying in wait for Zlata, they grabbed her and dragged her into the house. At first he began to gently persuade Zlata.
He tried to shake her faith and asked her to convert to Islam, after which he would take her as his wife. But then came threats and promises that if she did not do what he asked, then terrible torment awaited her. But Zlata was not afraid of this, she began to call on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. She said:
“...I believe in my Christ, I worship Him and only recognize Him as my Bridegroom, Whom I will never renounce, even if you cause me thousands of sufferings and tear my body into small pieces!”
No matter how the Turks tried to persuade Zlata to convert to Islam, she stood her ground.
Her faith in Christ was unshakable. When the Turks heard such words, they used another means. They gave her to the Turkish women so that they could persuade her, since women by nature are more skilled in seduction. For six months they tried to win the saint over to their faith. But all their efforts were in vain. Zlata stood her ground.
Miraculous appearance of the saint
The Orthodox Church canonized Zlata Moglenskaya as a saint. The reason for this was the events that occurred in 1912. Then, on October 9, an uprising broke out against the enslavement of Serbia by the Turks.
This took place in the city of Skopje. Turkish warriors were advancing on the city, and they were ordered to destroy everyone who did not obey. On October 26, the Serbian army grouped and prepared for defense. At that moment, in the sky they saw a bright light and the face of a beautiful maiden. This was the Great Martyr Zlata. Angel Day in the Orthodox calendar is associated with this event. Many of the warriors recognized the saint, and this inspired them to victory. For them it was some kind of sign that they would win.
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| Holy Golden Martyr |
The holy virgin and bride of Christ Zlata was born and suffered in the Mglin Bulgarian diocese, in the village of Zlatin. The daughter of a poor simple villager, she shone with both spiritual and physical high qualities: spiritual - with firm faith in the Lord Jesus, humility and purity of heart, physical - with rare beauty, which was the reason that her life was adorned by the sufferings of the great martyr. The local Turk, seduced by the rare beauty of Zlata, decided to find time and at all costs satisfy his vile passion. One day Zlata and others went into the forest to get firewood. The voluptuous Turk, having persuaded scoundrels like himself, with their help, seizes her and takes her to his house. He first tries to seduce her into Islamism with various promises and gives her his word to marry her; If she refuses, he threatens her with torture. Zlata was amazed at the insolence, but refused with firmness. Calling on the name of the Lord Jesus for help, she answered: “I believe and worship only the Lord Jesus and I will not renounce Him, even if they cut me down; and I also took a vow of virginity, which I also will not change for anything.” “The Turks realized that this girl could not be won over to their side by ordinary means, but that they needed to come up with something special. They entrust it to women who, in such matters, are more capable of luring the girl into deception. And what didn’t they do with the poor woman? What tricks were not used to seduce Zlata into the bestial, sensual life of Mohammedanism! And the delights of a luxurious life, and the benefits of wealth, and the passions of sensuality were presented to her in the most tempting pictures. It was all in vain. Zlata’s pure soul felt the stench of the preachers and turned away from them with trepidation. “Their singing was for her satanic singing.” The Turkish women were irritated by the firmness of the bride of Christ; they call on the parents and three sisters of the sufferer to use their influence on the girl - to persuade her to Mohammedanism; otherwise, they said, they would be subjected to severe torture. Struck by fear, her parents and sisters persuaded Zlata to accept Mohammedanism, but their words did not change her intentions. “Our daughter, our dear! Father and mother, sobbing, said, have pity on us and our sisters; We will all perish if you do not agree to the wishes of the Turks, God is merciful and will forgive your sin, forced by necessity.”
One can imagine the struggle that Zlata had to endure. Love for parents, love for sisters pulled in one direction, but the duty of a Christian demanded its own. The tears of her parents and sisters tore and tormented her heart. “Finally she said: “If you are already forcing me to renounce Christ the Lord, then you are not my parents or sisters!” My Father remains only the Lord Jesus and my Mother, His Most Pure Mother, and my brothers and sisters are martyrs and martyrs.”
When the infidels, and especially the kidnapper of the girl, saw that all their tricks had led them nowhere, they turned to torture. At first, for three months, they beat the sufferer every day with sticks. Then they cut the straps from her back and hung them in front of her eyes; blood flowed from her and covered the entire floor. That wasn't enough for them. Animals, not people, heated an iron rod and pierced her head from one ear to the other.
The patience of the sufferer was obviously beyond human strength. It was a work of the strong grace of Christ, always close to humble hearts. Despite her high patience, the sufferer did not expect anything special from herself. She expressed this in experience. A rumor reached her that the abbot of the Stavronikita Athos Monastery, her father’s confessor, Fr. Timofey. She sends one Christian to him with her earnest request to pray for her, so that the Lord will grant her the ability to complete her feat in a manner pleasing to God. “Her humble prayer was fulfilled: the Lord gave her the strength to complete the feat of the great martyr. The bloodthirsty Mohammedans finally hanged the sufferer in a vacant lot and chopped her whole body into pieces. So St. Zlata, purified by the fire of suffering into pure gold, gave up her soul to the Lord, whom she loved with a love as strong as death. The great martyr moved to heaven in October 1795.
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Origin of the name
It is believed that this word appeared in the Middle Ages and means “gold”. Its counterparts in other languages are "Golda" and "Chrisa". Most likely, the Slavs simply translated the beautiful Greek name into their language, which was designated as “gold”. As a rule, in the Middle Ages it was worn by those with blond hair, since in the sun their curls shimmered like gold.
Many years later, girls with any hair color began to be called this, and the name acquired another mystical meaning. It sounds affectionately Zlatochka, and many parents began to claim that it can be deciphered as “Evil dot.” In other words, if a girl is born in a family, and she is called Zlata, then all the evil goes away. This is how the family begins a new happy life.
Zlata's character
Girls with this name have a very unusual character. They are purposeful, serious, straightforward. Zlata is a person with an active life position. She finds it difficult to sit in one place. She is very inquisitive and is not afraid of the difficulties of life. The girl who bears the proud name of Zlata can be a little selfish and squeamish. Although she is quite sociable, she does not have many close friends.
This is explained by the fact that Zlata does not trust everyone. She rarely forgives betrayal and lies. Many people don’t like Zlata’s straightforwardness, and because of this she has quite a few ill-wishers. In love she is faithful and tender. Zlata will take care of home comfort and will happily spend a lot of time with the children. Finding true love is her main goal. She won't be with a guy she doesn't love. Perhaps such a search will last a lifetime, but that is its nature.
In order for Zlata to renounce her faith, the Turks brought her parents and sisters to her
Then the Turks decided to bring her parents and sisters to Zlata so that they could persuade her, otherwise they threatened to kill her and punish her relatives. The fear of this brought the parents and sisters to Zlata. They began to persuade her, but this could not soften her hard soul.
They told her: “Our sweet daughter, have mercy on yourself and on us, your parents and sisters, otherwise we are all in danger of being killed! Apparently renounce Christ in order to save yourself and us from death! Christ is merciful, He will forgive you this sin, committed under duress and necessity.”
Zlata did not succumb to the persuasion of her parents and sisters, after which she abandoned them forever. Photo: cretapost.gr
But Zlata did not give in to the persuasion and tearful requests of her relatives. She was burning with love for Christ, so she answered them: “Since you are inclining me to renounce Christ the true God, you are no longer my parents and sisters, and I do not want to consider you as such in the future. Instead of you, I have my Lord Jesus Christ as my Father, my Lady Theotokos as my Mother, and all the saints as brothers and sisters.”
It is worth paying attention to the fact that it was on this saint that the word of the divine David was fulfilled: “My father and my mother have left me, but the Lord will receive me (Ps. 27:10). This is what the Lord Himself said: “Do not think that I came to bring peace to earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword, for I came to divide a man with his father, and a daughter with her mother... And a man’s enemies are his own household (Matthew 10: 34-36).
