Saint Harlampius became a martyr in Greece after he accepted death for Christianity (202). As a Bishop, Harlampius preached a lot and converted people to the faith of Christ.
Saint Harlampius
The cruel emperor grabbed him and tortured him so callously that the souls of many were frozen with horror: they skinned Harlampius alive all over his body, but during this inhumane procedure the old man only thanked his tormentors.
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Many, seeing such piety of the martyr, immediately converted to Christianity, for which they were tortured and executed. However, there were miracles: the military commander, tormenting the old man, suddenly lost his hands. The ruler himself, who spat on the sufferer, turned his head back.
Then the sadists began to ask Harlampy for forgiveness and received it when he asked for it in his prayer. After this, almost all the people present at the execution accepted the new faith.
The emperor, realizing what had happened, began to mock the elder even more. They burned him with fire and dragged him along the ground, tying him by the beard, but the Lord diverted harm from the old man’s body. In addition, he prayed continuously, and real miracles continued: hopelessly sick and possessed people were healed in the crowd, and the dead were resurrected.
God shook the earth and suspended the tormentors in the air, and only when Harlampius prayed were they returned to earth. Seeing all these events, the emperor's daughter also believed. The emperor ordered the saint's head to be cut off.
Then the Lord descended from heaven, accompanied by Angels, and the elder asked him to give his resting place the power to forgive and heal people. Since then, they have prayed to the saint for help in various situations and for deliverance from troubles and illnesses.
Prayer to Harlampius in crisis
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Life of the Hieromartyr Harlampius
The Hieromartyr Charlampius was a bishop in the Thessalian city of Magnesia (north-eastern region of Greece), and suffered martyrdom for Christ during the reign of the wicked Roman Emperor Severus in 202. Saint Harlampius guided people on the path of salvation and taught them the word of God. The news of his preaching reached the governor of the region, Lucian, and the military commander, Lucius. By their order, the saint was seized and brought to trial, where he firmly confessed his faith in Christ and refused to sacrifice to the pagan gods. Despite the bishop's advanced age (113 years), he was subjected to inhuman torture: they tormented his body with iron hooks until all the skin was torn off from head to toe. Saint Harlampius addressed the tormentors: “Thank you, brothers, you have renewed my spirit!”
Seeing the patience and complete gentleness of the elder, the warriors Porfiry and Vaptos openly confessed their faith in Christ, for which they were immediately beheaded with the sword. Three women who were present at the suffering of Bishop Kharlampi also began to glorify Christ, and were immediately tortured.
The angry military leader himself grabbed the instruments of torture and began to torment the holy martyr, but suddenly his hands, as if cut off by a sword, were taken away. Ruler Lucian, who arrived at the place of execution, spat in the saint’s face, and immediately his head turned back. Then Lukiy began to beg the holy sufferer for mercy, and through his prayer both tormentors immediately received healing. At the same time, many witnesses to these miraculous healings believed in Christ. And the military leader Lukiy fell at the feet of the holy elder, asking for forgiveness.
Ruler Lucian reported what had happened to Emperor Septimius Severus (193-211), who was at that time in Pisidian Antioch (western part of Asia Minor), and he ordered Saint Charlampius to be brought to him, which the war carried out with unprecedented cruelty: they dragged the holy martyr, tying a rope to the beard.
The emperor ordered the bishop to be tortured even more, and they began to shoot him with fire. But the Power of God helped the saint, and he remained unharmed. In addition, through his prayers, miracles began to happen: a dead young man was resurrected, a demon-possessed man who had been tormented by a demon for 35 years was healed, so that the people in great numbers began to confess Christ the Savior. And even the tsar himself was surprised to see such miracles. The emperor's daughter Galina believed in Christ; she twice crushed idols in a pagan temple. By order of the emperor, they beat the saint on the mouth with stones, they wanted to set his beard on fire, but a flame came out of it and scorched the tormentors. Full of anger, Septimius Severus and his nobleman Crispus raised a blasphemy against the Lord, mockingly calling on Him to come down to earth, boasting of their strength and authority. The Lord became angry and shook the earth, great fear fell on everyone, but both wicked men hung in the air, bound by invisible bonds, and only through the prayer of the saint were brought back down. The emperor, frightened by such signs, hesitated in his wickedness, but soon he again fell into error and again ordered the saint to be tortured, and finally condemned him to be beheaded by the sword. During his last prayer, the heavens moved and the Savior came down to him with many angels. Saint Harlampius asked Him to grant the place where his relics would rest and his memory would be venerated; there would be neither famine nor pestilence, but peace, fertility, and an abundance of fruits, and forgiveness and salvation for people. The Lord promised to fulfill the saint’s request and ascended to heaven, surrounded by angels, taking with Him the soul of the holy martyr Harlampius, who, by God’s mercy, died a peaceful death before execution. The daughter of Emperor Severus, Galina, buried the body of the martyr with great honor.
The left hand of the Hieromartyr Harlampius, Bishop of the city of Magnesia, has been kept for many years in Greece, in the Mega Spileon monastery. And its honest head is located in one of the Meteora monasteries.
The Church celebrates the memory of the Hieromartyr Harlampius on February 23, New Style / February 10, Old Style. They pray to him for healing from various ailments and illnesses, from sudden and sudden death, as well as for the fertility of the earth.
Akathist to the Hieromartyr Harlampius Kontakion 1
To the chosen passion-bearer and saint of God, who watered the earth with his venerable blood and who asked for the fertility of the earth from God, we sing songs of praise from the depths of the soul. But you, who have great boldness towards the Lord, free us from all troubles, calling: Rejoice, holy martyr Kharlampie, our merciful intercessor before God and wonderful miracle worker.
Ikos 1
The angels in heaven rejoice at your immaculate life, holy martyr Harlampie, for you followed the holy prophet and apostle, instructing people on the path of salvation. For this reason we cry to you: Rejoice, great lamp of the Church. Rejoice, preacher of truth. Rejoice, words of eternal life to the teacher. Rejoice, accuser of idolatry. Rejoice, for Satan is put to shame. Rejoice, for in this way the faith of Christ is glorified. Rejoice, for through the Name of Christ you have overthrown the power of the enemy. Rejoice, for by the power of God you have destroyed the wiles of the demons. Rejoice, Harlampie, our merciful intercessor before God and wonderful miracle worker.
Texts of prayers to the holy martyr Charalampios of Magnesia
Troparion, tone 4
Like the chosen pillar of the Church of Christ/ and the ever-bright lamp of the whole universe,/ appeared to the wise, Charalampios,/ rose in the world through torment,/ destroy the idolatrous obscurantism, O blessed one,/ For the sake of the appearance of a representative of Christ, // pray for us to be saved.
Troparion sung at the prayer service, tone 4
Let us approach the passion-bearer Charalampios/ and worship his image, crying out from the heart:/ Martyr Charalampios and Father,/ from every situation and all your troubles, deliver us servants,// I will bring forth those who dwell in your church.
John sung at the prayer service, tone 4
O most valiantly suffered and martyr's crown,/ most glorious holy martyr Charalampios,/ free thy servants from destruction and all evil,/ misfortunes and troubles, O holy ones,// with thy love calling upon thy wondrous name.
Troparion sung at a prayer service, tone 2
Through your prayers to the Lord/ from evils, misfortunes, and misfortunes, free/ those who faithfully come running to you/ and deliver the snares of the enemy,// the great passion-bearer Charalampos.
Kontakion sung at a prayer service, tone 6
Like a martyr and a confessor, / Christ has crowned you with a double crown, / having magnified countless miracles on earth, / but like the grace of the Lord showing us, / who faithfully resort to you, / grant peace, help in adversity and severe troubles, // His Holiness Haralampye.
Kontakion, tone 8
Having become like the grace of the priesthood, glorious, / You have adorned the Church with light with Divine suffering, / Even for Christ you accepted valiantly, rejoicing, Haralampi, / the honorable lamp of the world, Hosea sculpt the ends, // like invincible.
First prayer to the Hieromartyr Charalampios, Bishop of Magnesia
O sacred and long-suffering head, good shepherd of the verbal sheep of Christ, holy martyr of Christ Charalampios, Magnesian praise and glory of the universe, universal lamp and our great intercessor and helper in sorrows, troubles and all kinds of needs! Hear us sinners who come running to you and pray, and deliver us from every evil situation. You have received from the Lord grace and great strength for your many and necessary sufferings and patience, to help us everywhere and in everything, and especially where your memory will be honored by vigil, singing and fervent prayer. The great grace was given to you, holy martyr of Christ, from the appearance of the Lord, the King of glory, at your request. When I condemned you to be beheaded with a sword, you heard the most beloved and sweetest voice saying to you: Come, Haralampe, my friend, you who have endured many torments for my sake, and ask me whatever you want, and I will give you. But you, the great lamp, proclaimed to Christ the Lord with your lips: My Lord, great is this gift that I have from You, the never-evening Light. If Thy Majesty pleases, I pray Thee, deign to grant me Your mercy: so that where my relics will be placed and the memory of my suffering will be honored, there will be no famine, no pestilence, or noxious air destroying the fruits in that place, but let there be Moreover, in this place there is peace, health for bodies and salvation for souls, an abundance of wheat, wine, and oil, and an increase in livestock for man’s needs. Again, you, the long-suffering servant of Christ, Haralampie, heard the voice of the Lord telling you: Be according to your request, my glorious warrior. And abiy, according to this saying of the Lord, you gave up your soul without the sword, and you followed in the footsteps of Christ the Lord with much glory, the Angel who met you and escorted you to the Throne of the Lord with great joy. And so you received the crown of glory from His Divine hand from the faces of the saints, forever glorifying the most holy name of the Lord. And there, abiding in heavenly glory, look, O servant of God, upon us sinners who pray to you, and remember us before the Lord, to grant us the great mercy of His for endless ages. Amen.
Second prayer
O most wonderful holy martyr Charalampius, unconquerable passion-bearer, priest of God, intercede for the whole world! Look at the prayer of us, who honor your holy memory. Ask us from the Lord God for forgiveness of our sins, so that the Lord will not be completely angry with us: we have sinned and are unworthy of God’s mercy. Pray to the Lord God for us, may he bring peace to our cities and towns, may he deliver us from the invasion of foreigners, civil strife and all kinds of discord and disorder! Confirm, O Hieromartyr, faith and piety in all the children of the Orthodox Christian Church, and may the Lord God deliver us from heresies, schisms and all superstition. O merciful martyr! Pray for us to the Lord, may He save us from hunger and all kinds of illnesses, and may He give us an abundance of the fruits of the earth, an increase in livestock for human needs, and everything useful to us: above all, may we be worthy, through your prayers, of the Heavenly Kingdom of Christ our God, to Him is honor and worship is due, with his Beginningless Father and the Most Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer three
Oh, most sacred head, good shepherd of the verbal sheep of Christ, Hieromartyr of Christ Charalampos, great intercessor for us in sorrows and troubles and in all needs! Hear us, your sinful and unworthy servants, praying to you, so that through your all-powerful prayers the All-Good Lord will deliver us from every evil situation, forgive us all sins, voluntary and involuntary, and grant us the rest of our lives to die in keeping His commandments and repentance. Ask, servant of God, that the blessing of the Heavenly King may rest upon Russia, blessed by him. For in your life you have received from the Lord the power to give all those who come to you with prayer what they need, including the elders, the aged, and the children, to the host of healing for the sake of your intercession, O servant, before the Throne of the Lord. When I condemned you to be beheaded with a sword, you heard the most beloved and sweetest voice of the Lord, saying to you: come, Haralampe, my friend, you who have endured much for the sake of My Name, ask Me for whatever you want, and I will give you. But You, the great lamp, spoke to Him with your lips: Lord, if You please, I pray to You, give glory to Your Name, where my relics will be placed and my memory will be revered, so that there will not be famine and pestilence or corruptive air in that place , destroying the fruits, but rather in those places there will be peace, health for our bodies and salvation for our souls, and an abundance of wheat and wine and livestock for the needs of man. And so, at your request, you received great grace from the Lord. We trust in your prayers, in you, Hieromartyr of Christ Haralampie, to receive great mercy from the Lord in an endless age. Amen.
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How do prayers to Saint Charalampios help?
A prayer to the saint is said in times of despair, and many villages have long prayed to the saint as the patron saint of livestock. People turned to him, asking for the offspring of animals and the harvest.
For many years, believers turned to Charalampius in prayer for health in order to avoid sudden death or death without repentance. The saint also relieves hunger, gives prosperity, spiritual and material, and strengthens faith. The main thing is to say the words of prayer sincerely, cleansing yourself of evil thoughts and thanking God for what you have been given.
Healing the Possessed
Saint Charalampios.
Fresco, 19th century. Macedonia. Image from the site wikipedia.org They brought a demoniac to the arrested Charalampius, who had suffered for 35 years and attacked others. This happened after he killed a neighbor, wanting to take his property. As soon as the unfortunate man was brought to the feet of the old man, the evil spirit groaned and “told” in detail how and why he was tormenting the murderer. The saint commanded the evil spirit to come out of the poor man. At that very moment the possessed man was healed.
Three hundred warriors and an old man
Saint Charalampios (his name means “radiating joy”) was 113 years old when he was arrested.
During the persecution of Septimus Severus (2nd century), which swept throughout the Roman Empire, the Bishop of Magnesia did not run away or hide from persecution. He was tortured, inventively and horribly. And the old bishop, according to the testimony of the executioners, as if he had not suffered, was so calm in spirit.
Amazed by the old man’s fortitude, the two warriors Porfiry and Baptus, who tortured the bishop, admitted that only some unknown Power could save a decrepit man from fire, sword and iron, and they themselves confessed the faith of the martyr. And then the rest of the torturers did it too.
When the emperor was informed that the result of the terrifying torture of the local bishop was the adoption of Christianity by almost the entire Magnesian province (the territory of modern Turkey), together with its ruler, he was at a loss. And this during a period of persecution! The emperor sent an army of 300 soldiers with the order to deliver Charalampius to Antioch.
