Lydia's name day according to the Orthodox church calendar

One of the first Christians in Europe, Lydia of Illyria, known to the Orthodox as a martyr for the faith of Christ, did not renounce our Lord even under the most severe torture and fear of painful death. By saying the words of the prayer to Saint Lydia, Christians ask her to strengthen their own faith and help in difficult life situations.

Congratulations to Lydia on her name day

• Remember, you are a great fellow, You can do anything, because you are a fighter at heart. I wish you to live in a good atmosphere,
• Be successful in life and career.

Our beloved Lydia!
On your name day, I wish that luck always smiles on you, every day of the year. Make big plans and dream the most incredible things. After all, in life everything is possible. You just have to start, and opportunities will appear on their own. Read all congratulations (4)

Angel figurine.

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Pocket mirror.

A small folding mirror is an integral element of a woman’s handbag. The birthday girl will be happy with such a useful gift.

Tea or coffee set.

A set of tea or coffee with different flavors will be a pleasant and inexpensive gift. You can add a personalized mug to the set, which will match the theme of the holiday.

Prayer to the saint whose name you bear

Pray to God for me, holy saint of God Lydia, as I diligently resort to you, a quick helper and prayer book for my soul.

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Lydia in art

Perhaps the oldest mention of Lydia in a literary work is the ode to Lydia by the Roman poet Horace. It is known that the poet was not married, but was known as a passionate man and had affairs with hetaeras. One of them was Lydia.

Horace recites his poems to Lydia

Every domestic TV viewer is familiar with the poems about the girl Lida from the movie “Operation “Y” and other adventures of Shurik.” And this poem was written by the poet Yaroslav Smelyakov.

Along the small white houses the acacia blooms stuffily.
The good girl Lida lives on Yuzhnaya Street. Yaroslav Smelyakov

Lydia is also mentioned in the poems of other Soviet poets, for example, by Boris Kornilov:

The green edges were illuminated with gold again - how is your good renewal, my cheerful Lydia?
Boris Kornilov
“From summer poems”, 1933

Nikolai Oleinikov has an interesting quatrain:

Have pity, Lydia, on the New Ovid.
Drop some mercy on my atrium! Nikolai Oleinikov
“Lydia”, 1931

An unusual role in the fate of the artist Henri Picasso was played by a woman named Lydia. A Russian emigrant (moreover, an orphan from Siberia) Lydia Delectorskaya simply came to find an advertisement as an assistant to the artist’s family, and later became his personal secretary and model. In many of Matisse's paintings you can recognize Lydia's characteristic face.

Henri Matisse often painted portraits of his young muse

Holy Martyr Larisa of Goth, commemoration date: April 8, New Age.

Her parents were Christians, and therefore the girl from a young age found love for God in her heart. But after the pagan Atanarikh came to power, a massive persecution of Christians began, even an ordinary visit to the temple became a life-threatening activity for believers.

But Saint Larisa, despite this, still attended services. One day, she went to the Liturgy, when she entered the temple, there were already 300 people there. The martyr stood near the entrance, because It was impossible to go deeper. But a moment later she was brought out of her prayerful state by a daring act committed by a pagan warrior.

He brought a cart into the temple on which was located a statue of a pagan idol. The warrior called on all Christians to bow to him, otherwise all believers would die. But for some reason the pagan took pity on the young and beautiful Christian Larisa, he told her to run away, because they would burn the temple. But the girl did not budge. She looked at all the people praying and decided to go deeper into prayer herself. Gradually, smoke began to fill the church, the fire destroyed the walls, and they collapsed, covering all the praying people, along with Saint Larisa.

First prayer to the righteous Angelina Despotissa of Serbia

Oh, Venerable Angelino, our kind and merciful mother, help us, your disobedient children. You are our good mother, you lived a sorrowful life on earth, but with the help of God, you bravely gained victories in battles and your soul joyfully dwelt in the light of the Kingdom of Heaven. Your home Church of Christ has been decorated and gilded by your holy husband Stephen and sons John and Maxim. You had a heart immeasurably large and compassionate towards everyone in trouble. Therefore, the pious Serbian people called you with the best of the words given by God - mother. As you are the mother of all of us, your Serbs, who, even if we have sinned a lot, still love and honor you and come to you for help.

What kind of mother would hate her children, even if they sin badly? No, but he punishes them wisely, but does not cease to love. Therefore, you, our good mother, punish us from heaven with the scourge of God, but do not leave us without your love. Punish us with the right hand of God's truth, and strengthen us with the right hand of love and return us from unrighteous paths to the path of truth and goodness.

We pray to you, good mother, with your prayers ask us for a heavenly blessing: for the sick health, for the weak strength, for the desperate hope, for the hungry daily bread, for the barren children, for the persecuted, shelter and comfort, and for all those who pray to you, grant what you ask for according to your great mercy. But grant us even more, our good mother, heavenly blessings that cleanse our souls, strengthen us in fulfilling the commandments of God, leading us to good and leading us away from all evil. For if we don’t run away from evil in this world, how can we run away from it in another world, if we don’t cleanse ourselves of dirt here, how can we there, where they look at what we carry from here.

Help us to die to this world, just as you were dead to the world, having desired the enduring and eternal good. Let our good be in heaven, so that our hearts may be in heaven, and not here, where everything rots and disappears, where the thief steals, and moth and rust decay. Even if we put all our strength into the blessings of this world, for a handful of earthly dust, we take it with us below, then you will not be able to help us, our good mother. Even if we work a little, although we cry out a little to the Lord through you, His heavenly bride, your help will pour out innumerable heavenly blessings, which will strengthen us on the narrow path of salvation, even if hundreds of deaths are presented to us.

Truly, our soul is completely torn by sins and poor in virtue, but the merciful Lord has prepared a remedy - repentance. May a small part of that true repentance be born in us, which you, our holy mother, brought to the Lord. Revive the divine in our souls with your warm tears, which you pour out every day for the Serbian race, so that we understand the abyss of our debts before God, He forgives our debts if we sincerely and tearfully ask Him for forgiveness.

Also, have mercy, our mother Angelino, holy abbess of Krushedol, and help us to be saved from all evil, so that one day, through your prayers to the Lord, we may enter the peace of the Kingdom of Heaven, where everyone gratefully glorifies the Holy Consubstantial and Indivisible Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and ever. Amen.

Patron Saint of the name - Lydia of Illyria

The woman's husband occupied a high position at the court of the Roman emperor Hadrian (117-138). Lydia herself took care of the house and raised two sons. Life in the family was built on love for one's neighbor and faith in Christ. But it was possible to talk about this only inside one’s home, since Christianity was severely punished at that time.

However, one of the dignitaries, who disliked Lydia’s husband, told the emperor about his faith. Then Adrian exiled the entire family to Illyria for execution. During the torture, Lydia saw the outline of an angel in the window, who said that she, her husband and sons would face a test, God would not leave their legs. That's exactly what happened. Twice the cauldron of boiling oil cooled down at the moment when all family members were to be thrown into it. Even the executioner himself believed in the miracle, as did everyone present at the execution.

Lydia's name day, which is celebrated on April 5, is also the day of remembrance of Saint Lydia of Illyria. She is revered in both the Orthodox and Catholic churches.

Saint Philetus was a noble sa-nov-nik at the court of go-ni-te-la chri-sti-an im-per-ra-to-ra Adri-a-na (117-138) . For the discovery of faith in Christ the Savior, Saint Philetus and his wife, Saint Li-di-ey, and son-no-vya-mi, saints Ma-ke-don-nom and Fe-o-pre-pi-em, appeared before the court. According to the order of Adri-a-na, Saint Philetus and his family were sent to Il-li-ria to the vo-e-na-chal-ni-ku Am-fi-lo -hiyu, so that he would subject them to the is-for-no-holes. He ordered to hang them on the tree and whittle their bodies. After this, mu-che-ni-kov was locked in the same place, together with the confidence of the head of the Kro-ni prison -house. But an Angel appeared to them and strengthened them against their suffering. The next day the flour was put into a cauldron with boiling oil, but the oil cooled instantly -lo, and the saints remained unharmed. Chief Am-fi-lo-hiy was so amazed by this miracle that he believed in Christ and himself entered the boiling mass -lo with a prayer: “Lord, Jesus Christ, help me!” - and remained alive. The same torture was repeated when the emperor Adri-an arrived in Ill-ria. The holy men were thrown into boiling oil again and again, and they remained alive by the power of God .

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The shameful im-per-ra-tor returned to Rome, and the holy mar-ty began to bless and glorify worship God and in prayer offer your holy souls to Him († c. 117-138).

When are Lydia’s name days celebrated according to the church calendar?

In both the Catholic and Orthodox churches there are dates when the day of the angel of the woman named by this name is celebrated. It's worth noting that they are not the same.

Lydia’s name day according to the Orthodox calendar is celebrated on April 5. It is on this day that congratulations are received from the owner of this name. In the Catholic Church, Memorial Day is celebrated twice: March 27 and August 3. On these dates, Saint Lydia of Illyria and Lydia of Thyatira are venerated. Girls born on one of these days, according to Christian tradition, should be called that way.

Lydia Illyrian, mts.

Key words:St. wife, Martyr, Serbia, I-n.IV century.

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Lydia Illyrian, mts. — life There are two versions of the saint’s biography: 1. The life of Saint Lydia, the first European Christian Saint Lydia was born in the 1st century in the city of Thyatira, located in Asia Minor, and at first she was an idolater, later accepting the Jewish faith. She lived in Philippi (now Kavala in Greece) with her family and led a pious lifestyle. She was engaged in selling porphyry from Phrygia for dyeing luxurious fabrics. At that time, St. Apostle Paul came to the city preaching about the risen Christ. When Lydia heard him, she believed in the Savior with all her pure heart and asked the Apostle Paul to baptize her without delay. In the year 50, in Philippi, Paul baptized the first Christian of Greece, and therefore of Europe, Lydia, in the Zygakt River. After the Sacrament was performed, Saint Lydia invited the Apostle Paul and his companions, Luke and Silas, to stay and live in her house for the entire time they were in Philippi. The apostles rejected her proposal, but Saint Lydia insisted, and her requests

Miracles during execution

The soldiers Amphilochius and the prison warden Kronidas were present at the execution. The knives and spears could not harm the saints; the Lord showed great power to everyone present. Many of the soldiers believed, and so did the prison governor. All newly-made Christians were thrown into prison, and a new warden was appointed.

At night, an Angel visited the martyrs, warned them that they would soon suffer torment, and strengthened them. Amphilochius prepared a cauldron for the Christians in which oil was boiling. People were thrown into this instrument of torture, but the boiling immediately stopped, and they, remaining unharmed, loudly praised God.

The military leader was speechless from such a miracle and believed. This event was reported to the emperor. Adrian immediately rushed to Illyria and demanded that the execution be attempted again. Now the former bloodthirsty military leader joined Saint Lydia and the other martyrs. With angelic meekness he endured pokes and beatings from the soldiers who had recently obeyed him. Amphilochius entered the boiling oil with a prayer on his lips. The martyrs were thrown into a cauldron of hot oil over and over again, but by the power of God there was no damage to their bodies.

The emperor, powerless, returned back to Rome, unable to execute anyone. The holy martyr Lydia, her husband and sons prayed with the new brothers in Christ and with a smile on their lips gave their souls to God, receiving crowns.

Origin of the name

The modern name Lydia comes from the ancient Greek name Λυδία, which denoted a resident of the country of the same name in Asia Minor. Now the lands that once belonged to the Lydians are part of the modern Turkish Republic, and the name Lydia is common in many European languages. The name Lydia came to our culture along with Christianity, but still remained quite rare until the 20th century.

Finnish artist Albert Edelfelt depicted the poet and his lover in the painting “Horace and Lydia”

WHAT DO PRAYERS IN FRONT OF THE ICON OF SAINT LYDIA HELP WITH?

The Orthodox icon of the holy martyr Lydia personifies the image of humility and devotion. St. Lydia lived in Rome in the 2nd century. She was a loving wife and caring mother. The whole family lived in prosperity and prosperity: her husband held an important post at the court of Emperor Hadrian, and she herself took care of the house and raised two children. All family members were Christians.

Saint Lydia is depicted in the icon with a cross in her hand, like all the martyrs, since one day, following the denunciation of an envious dignitary, her entire family was captured and interrogated by the emperor. Everyone confessed that they believed in Christ. Not wanting to make public the fact that a Christian served at court, the emperor sent the entire family to his military leader Amphilochius in the region of Illyria for reprisals. Amphilochius first ordered everyone to be hung on a tree and their skin cut off with knives, and at night he threw them into prison. There the saint prayed and an Angel appeared to the family, strengthening them in the faith. The next day the torture continued. The whole family was thrown into a cauldron of boiling oil. But as soon as this happened, the oil instantly cooled down. Shocked, Amphilochius believed in Christ and freed the holy family. Having learned about this, the emperor himself came and, not believing what had happened, ordered the boiler to be heated for a week. After this period, not only the family of St. Lydia, but also Amphilochius. And again the miracle happened: those thrown into the cauldron remained unharmed. Frustrated, Adrian returned to Rome, and the saints began to pray and thank the Lord, and soon their souls went to Him in peace and tranquility. The holy woman did not renounce Christ even under torture and fear of death, and faith gave her hope of salvation. Russian Orthodox Icons of Lydia can often be seen in icon shops.

What is the help from the icon of St. Lydia - protection from envy

The church icon of St. Lydia helps maintain household well-being, and also protects against human envy and betrayal. The holy martyr patronizes women and girls who bear this name. Orthodox prayer in front of the icon of the martyr will help you find a way out of a difficult situation and strengthen you in moving towards your goal. The icon of the holy martyr will help single women create, and married women will help strengthen and preserve a friendly family.

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Life of a saint

Memorial Day: April 5

Today, the icon depicting Lydia of Illyria is in the homes of many Christians; it helps believers in many sorrows. Sincere words of prayer to the martyr Lydia can preserve well-being in the family .

The severe torment that befell this brave woman and her family, who believed in Christ during the times of severe persecution against representatives of this faith, is a vivid example of what feats a person who has chosen the righteous path is capable of. Emperor Hadrian, who hated Christians, ordered Lydia and her husband and sons to be brutally tortured so that they would renounce the Lord. They skinned them alive and threw them into a cauldron of boiling oil, but the Lord did not abandon them and helped them endure unbearable torment, relieving the pain and giving them hope.

The resilience of Lydia’s family and her loved ones amazed even the military commander Amphilochius, who led the torture, and he himself believed in Christ. The souls of the martyrs went to the Lord in peace - at night an angel descended from heaven to them and strengthened their spirit.

Icon of the Holy Martyr Lydia of Illyria 18.5 x 29 cm

Information about the icon Icon of the Holy Martyr Lydia of Illyria 18.5 x 29 cm

• PRAYER FIRST
• Pray to God for me, holy saint of God Lydia, as I diligently resort to you, a quick helper and prayer book for my soul.
• Troparion to the Holy Martyr Lydia of ILLYRIA
• Your Lamb, Jesus, Lydia 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 may 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. With prayers, for the merciful, save our souls

Saint Lydia of Illyria is venerated by the Orthodox Church along with her husband Philetus, children Macedon and Theoprepius, as well as martyrs Kronidas and Amphilochius. Saints' Day is celebrated on April 5th. Art. All of them suffered for the faith of Christ in the first half of the 2nd century during the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian.

Lydia, according to legend as told by Dmitry of Rostov, belonged to a noble family. Her husband served at the emperor's court and was a member of his synclit (council). The couple adhered to the Christian faith and raised their children in this faith.

During the persecution of Christians following a denunciation, Lydia and her family were brought to trial before the ruler in accordance with the edict of Emperor Hadrian, according to which Christians could be put to death as a result of even a formal denunciation and by the decision of the court that followed it. The wise answers of the Christian family members and their steadfastness in faith amazed the judges.

The former imperial adviser with his wife and children was sent for execution to the Roman province of Illyria, which was located on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea.

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Here, by order of the military leader Amphilochius, Saint Lydia, Philetus, and their children Macedon and Theoprepius were subjected to cruel torture. The martyrs were hung from a tree and tortured with knives, beaten with iron rods, and then thrown into prison.

The head of the prison, Kronid, was imprisoned along with a Christian family for believing in Christ when he saw the saving power of faith during the execution of Lydia and her relatives. At night, the exhausted prisoners found relief in prayer.

An angel appeared to them and encouraged them spiritually, calling them to be strong in faith.

In the morning, Saint Lydia and her fellow Christians were thrown into a cauldron of boiling oil. Amphilochius expected the prisoners to die, but a miracle happened. According to legend, the oil suddenly became cold. The martyrs were saved by God's power through their unyielding faith. The pagan commander immediately recognized the existence of the One God and, with a prayer addressed to Him, stepped into the boiling oil and came out of it unharmed.

The emperor left for the capital, unable to break the will of the Christians. The Holy Martyr Lydia and those who suffered with her thanked God and in prayers they gave up their souls to Him.

This happened between 117 and 138 (according to other sources, in 129).

Lydia of Illyria is the heavenly patroness of women named Lydia. It helps to create a strong family and preserve it, protects against betrayal. Prayer to the holy martyr Lydia of Illyria will strengthen you in faith and give you strength to withstand difficult life circumstances.

You can pray to the martyr in front of her icon or in front of the icon of all saints. Famous images of Saint Lydia of Illyria are the painting “Holy Martyrs Tatiana and Lydia” of the Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Aturyevo (Republic of Mordovia, Russia), a fragment of the painting of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Verkhoturye, Sverdlovsk region.

A temple dedicated to Saint Lydia was erected in Kaliningrad.

Prayer to the holy martyr Lydia of Illyria will help strengthen faith, with prayer to God to survive all the trials and hardships of life. Women named Lydia can turn to their patron saint with any need.

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- women named Lydia.

Execution and miracles

Adrian could not convince the spouses and their children to abandon the Orthodox faith; they were ready to suffer for Christ. Then the emperor sent them to Illyria. This country was located in what is today Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the eastern side of the Adriatic coast.

In Illyria, the prisoners were met by the military leader Amphilochius, even more cruel than the pagan emperor. The torturer did not talk to them and ask them to come to their senses; this was not the first time he executed Christians and his hands were covered in blood up to his shoulders.

Amphilochius ordered his subordinates to hang Saint Lydia on a tree and cut off pieces from her body, as if whittling them. The same fate befell Philetus, and then Macedon and Theoprepius.

Name forms

The official form of this name in Russian is Lydia (according to the rules of transliteration - Lidiia, with two letters “i”). Friends most often call the girl Lida, but there are many other options:

• Lika,
• Leah,
• Lina,
• Lee
• Lidochka,
• Liduska,
• Lidok,
• Lidka,
• Leah
• Lilya.

Table: name in other languages

Combination with patronymic

If you do not plan to go abroad, then when choosing a name for a child, you should start from how well it goes with the middle name. The following options would be good for the name Lydia:

• Lydia Lvovna;
• Lidia Leonidovna;
• Lidia Denisovna;
• Lidia Arkadyevna;
• Lidia Danilovna;
• Lydia Vladimirovna.

Nickname options

On the Internet, Lydia can hide under a nickname created from foreign forms of her name:

• Lydchen;
• Liddy;
• Lidinha;
• Lidie;
• Lili;
• Lica;
• Lydia.

Saint Lya and prayer to her

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Icon of the Holy Righteous Foremother Leah - the patroness of women named Leah. It is customary to bless the bride on her wedding day in the name of the righteous Leah.

Icon of the Foremother Leah - Old Testament Saint. All Old Testament saints, revered by the Orthodox Church as executors of the will of God in sacred history before the New Testament era, are called forefathers. The forefathers are the ancestors of Jesus Christ according to humanity and thereby participate educationally in the history of salvation, in the movement of humanity towards the Kingdom of Heaven. Also in the host of the forefathers, their Old Testament wives are revered, among them the righteous Leah, the first wife of Jacob.

Saint Leah's Day is celebrated a week before Christmas, on the Day of the Holy Forefathers - the celebration of the Orthodox Church in honor of the holy righteous of the Old Testament. The date varies, and every year you need to look at the church calendar.

About the life of St. righteous foremother Leah

Leah was weak-eyed, but Rachel was beautiful in form and beautiful in face.

Jacob fell in love with Rachel and said: I will serve you seven years for the youngest

your daughter, Rachel.

Laban said: It is better to give her to me for you than to give her to someone else.

whom; live with me.

And Jacob served for Rachel seven years; and they seemed to him several

days because he loved her"

In the evening Laban took his daughter Leah and brought her to him; and went in to her

In the morning it turned out that it was Leah. And (Jacob) said to Laban: What is this?

did you do to me? Was it not for Rachel that I served with you? Why did you deceive me?

Laban said: in our place they don’t do that, so as to hand over the younger one first.

eldest. Finish this week; then we will give you that one, for the service that you

You will serve with me for another seven years.

Jacob did so; and (Lavan) gave Rachel; his daughter to be his wife. AND

Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah; and served with him for another seven years.”

(Book of Gen., ch. XXIX, vv. 1-6, 9-23, 25-28, 30).

who are with you, and cleanse yourself and change your clothes. Let's get up and go

to Bethel; there I will build an altar to God, who heard me in the day of trouble

mine, and was with me, and (kept me) in the way that I walked.

And they gave Jacob all the foreign gods that were in their hands, and the earrings that were in

in their ears; And Jacob buried them under an oak tree that was near Shechem...

And God appeared to Jacob and blessed him."

A general troparion is sung to Saint Leah on the day of the holy forefathers - to all the Old Testament saints:

Lydia in history

The name Lydia is common in the Western world. It was and is worn by bright women, memorable for their pronounced individuality. For example, the American artist Lydia Emmett, who lived at the beginning of the 20th century. In those days, she was considered a woman of progressive views, keeping up with the times.

Lydia Emmett painted a self-portrait in 1912

Among other famous women named Lydia there is a whole galaxy of Soviet and Russian celebrities:

• Lydia Litvyak (1921–1943) - fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union;
• Lydia Charskaya - children's writer of the early 20th century;
• Lydia Vertinskaya (1923–2013) - film actress, mother of Anastasia Vertinskaya;
• Lydia Lopukhova (1892–1981) - Russian ballerina who became the wife of the English economist John Maynard Keynes;
• Lidiya Ruslanova (1900–1973) - Soviet singer;
• Lydia Fedoseeva-Shukshina (1938) - Soviet and Russian film and theater actress;
• Lydia Clement (1937–1964) - Soviet singer who passed away at the age of 26;
• Lydia Arefieva (1973) - Russian actress and TV presenter;
• Lydia Lamaison (1914–2012) - Argentine actress;
• Lydia Hearst (1984) is an American actress and model.

Photo gallery: famous women named Lydia

Actress Lidiya Fedoseeva-Shukshina has been acting in films since 1955

Actress Lydia Vertinskaya played in only 5 films, but was remembered by the audience for her vivid images

Soviet singer Lydia Clement died early

Actress Lydia Arefieva plays in films and is the host of several television shows.

Hero of the USSR, pilot Lydia Litvyak did not return from her last flight

Russian ballerina Lydia Lopukhova became the wife of the famous English economist John Keynes

Singer Lydia Ruslanova was known and loved throughout the USSR

Argentine actress Lydia Lamaison played one of the roles in the series “Wild Angel”

Model Lydia Hearst is an heiress to a large publishing conglomerate.

Icon of Saint Galina

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.

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 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.

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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 must certainly have an icon of “Saint Galina” - this is their heavenly patroness, intercessor and first helper. But this does not mean at all that this icon protects only those who are baptized with this name.

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

After the prayer invocation, the troparion is read to the holy martyr Galina

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:

Characteristics and influence of the name

Calmness, poise and openness are the main characteristics of this girl. If you need someone to listen to you and give you wise advice, then no one can do it better than Lydia. Her whole life revolves around communicating with people. But sometimes, realizing that she is an authority for those around her, Lydia begins to consider her point of view the only correct one. However, she is quite wise to stop the growth of her ego in time and begin to listen to others again.

Most of the time, Lydia is in a good mood - and she easily transmits it to others. Left alone, she never sits idle, but always finds something useful to do.

Professions, business and career

Based on Lydia’s inclination to communicate, she can choose activities related to communication. This could be any service industry. The ideal option would be to open your own small business - for example, an antique store, an exclusive clothing boutique, a tour desk - and communicate with clients yourself. After all, Lydia is very capable of correctly guessing the needs and needs of people.

With all of the above, Lydia may also be suitable for a job that does not require a lot of contact with people. If an activity truly captivates her, Lydia plunges into it headlong, without being distracted by external factors - even if it is small and painstaking work that will seem incredibly boring to an outside observer. Scientific activities and working with data require a fair amount of perseverance, and Lydia has plenty of it.

Love, sexuality, marriage

Lydia is not inclined to dramatize: being a realist, she does not idealize her chosen one, which means she is not subject to that disappointment in her partner that all girls experience when they take off their rose-colored glasses. Married relationships most often work out well. Family always comes first for Lydia - she is quite capable of leaving a good job in order to devote more time to her family.

Table: compatibility with other names

Table: characters corresponding to the name

Interpretation of the meanings of the letters of the name

If you want to better understand the meaning of a certain name, it is important to understand what each of the letters symbolizes individually:

• L - reflects spiritual subtlety, indicates good taste and artistic abilities;
• I is the letter of romantic and creative natures with a lively and tenacious mind;
• D - speaks of self-confidence and some selfishness, but at the same time of internal softness, which is hidden behind external rigidity;
• I - indicates innate intelligence and tact.

Dependence of the name on the season

The environment outside the window on a person’s birthday often has a significant impact on character. It also happens that year after year on this day the weather is even the same. Depending on the season, the meaning of the name Lydia also has certain shades:

• winter Lydia is more conservative and strict;
• spring Lydia is curious and friendly;
• summer Lydia is occasionally hot-tempered, but quickly calms down;
• autumn Lydia often fusses over trifles.

In my opinion, soft consonants in a name project their qualities onto a person’s character. But in everyday life Lydia is more often called the abbreviated name Lida, and it already sounds much firmer and stronger due to the letter “A”. Knowing about your peculiarities of sound perception, you can adjust your character - call yourself a variant of the name that will sound consistent with your ideas about yourself.

Table: influence of the zodiac sign on the name Lydia

Prayers to Saint Lyudmila

Saints help and patronize in a variety of matters: in personal life, at work, in illness and grief. But there are saints who patronize travelers, the lost, wives, children and even grandmothers. The patroness of the latter, Saint Lyudmila, has been known for more than a thousand years; people ask her for their children and grandchildren.

The story of the holy martyr Lyudmila of Czechia

The couple, Prince Borivoy and Lyudmila, were the first rulers of Bohemia, the historical name of the Czech Republic, to receive Baptism, this happened in 882. The princely family was familiar with Saints Methodius and Cyril, educators and creators of the Slavic alphabet. Under their influence, Christianity began to spread throughout the Czech land. Lyudmila accepted the Christian faith as an adult. This was a conscious and balanced decision, so the prayer to St. Ludmila of Bohemia is read to repent of sins or unclean thoughts.

Just a few years after Baptism, the prince died, and his son Vratislav ascended the throne. Lyudmila devoted all her strength to caring for children and eradicating paganism. She prayed to God for her children and grandchildren and taught them love for the Lord. Unfortunately, paganism still lived in the West, especially in those places where Dragomira, the wife of Prince Vratislav, grew up. The new princess pretended to be a Christian, but always remained faithful to the pagan gods. After the death of her husband, Dragomira took the throne and first set about returning pagan customs and foundations. Lyudmila's influence was not enough to resist Dragomira, so she insisted on transferring the throne to the son of Vratislav and Dragomira. At the age of 18, Vyacheslav became the Prince of Bohemia, raised by his grandmother, he again called people to Christianity.

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The story didn't end there. Dragomira could not bear such a blow; with all her heart she hated Lyudmila. The elderly princess went to the city of Techin, hoping to avoid the wrath of her daughter-in-law. Lyudmila’s life ended in the chapel, where she was strangled by killers hired by Dragomira. Crowds came to the grave of the martyr in Techin, where they prayed for their children and grandchildren. The people's love for the deceased caused fear in Dragomira, so she erected a chapel of St. Archangel Michael at the grave so that people would attribute miraculous properties to her. And yet they continued to come to prayer precisely to the grave of Saint Lyudmila. Some time later, Prince Vyacheslav moved his grandmother’s grave to the Church of St. George in Prague.

How does prayer to Saint Lyudmila help?

First of all, the saint is known as the patroness and intercessor of children and grandchildren. They pray to Lyudmila for their family, asking to guide their children on the true path, to help them with their choices and in troubles.

The Orthodox prayer to Saint Lyudmila should be said from a pure heart and only with good intentions. A sincere request for his grandchildren will definitely be heard by the saint, because it is not for nothing that the name of Vyacheslav is mentioned in the prayer to Lyudmila of Czechoslovakia.

The martyr is asked for repentance and mercy as a servant of Christ. The prayer of the saint will help drive away sinful thoughts and strengthen faith.

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The daughter of Prince George of Albania and the wife of Stephen, King of Serbia, Saint Angelina suffered exile under the Turks (15th century) together with her husband, and shared all the difficulties of life in Albania and Italy. She raised her two sons, saints Maxim and John, in a truly Christian spirit. After the death of her husband, having taken monastic vows, Saint Angelina devoted herself to prayer, charity and church building. A faithful wife, a kind mother and a perfect Christian, she truly deserved the name “Mother Angelina”, which the Serbian people awarded her. Her miraculous relics are preserved along with the relics of her righteous husband, Saint Stephen, and their pious children Maxim and John in the Krushedol Monastery.

Saint Angelina is a prayerful patroness in the organization of family life, in family needs and sorrows, in the pious upbringing of children; wives and mothers pray to her for the granting of the virtues of marriage and motherhood.