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Saint Anastasia of Sirmium is popular around the world as the spiritual child of St. Chrysogonus, who is commemorated by the Orthodox Church on December 25 i.e., the day of Christmas. This Christian saint was a martyr who died at Sirmium and is honored in Roman Catholic Churches and Eastern Orthodox Churches as the Great Martyr Anastasia, the ...
I offer instead of my own biography, excerpts from a Akathist given in veneration of St. Anastasia. An Akathist is a chanted hymn-homilies with interspersed litanies, to a particular biblical character or saint. They originated in the Byzantine side of the Roman Empire in the 500s, and so seem a fitting way to recall our saint from Sirmium.
Death: 304. Author and Publisher - Catholic Online. Printable Catholic Saints PDFs. Shop St. Anastasia III. Martyr honored with a special commemoration in the second Mass celebrated on Christmas Day. She is also included in the Roman canon of the Mass, although she was not venerated in Rome until the end of the fifth century.
Feb 20, 2024 · Feast. December 25 (Catholic) December 22 (Orthodox) Saint Anastasia (died December 25 A.D. 304) is a Christian saint and martyr who died at Sirmium in the Roman province of Pannonia Secunda (modern Serbia ). In the Eastern Orthodox Church, she is venerated as St. Anastasia the Pharmakolytria, i.e. "Deliverer from Potions" ( Ἁγία ...
Jun 22, 2010 · The City of Sirmium was mentioned for the first time in the 4th century BC as a settlement predominantly populated by Illyrians and Celts. The Romans invaded the region in the period between 35 and 33 BC and they had governed Sirmium until 582 AD, when it was taken over by Avars. Due to its strategically convenient position, Sirmium became the ...
Saint Anastasia (died December 25 304 CE) is a Christian saint and martyr who died at Sirmium in the Roman province of Pannonia Secunda (modern Serbia). In the Eastern Orthodox Church, she is venerated as St. Anastasia the Pharmakolytria, i.e. "Deliverer from Potions" (Ἁγία Ἀναστασία ἡ Φαρμακολύτρια).[1] Concerning Anastasia, little is reliably known, save that ...
Anastasia, Saint (d. 304) Christian saint. Name variations: Anastasia of Sirmium. A Roman of noble birth, Anastasia suffered martyrdom during the persecution of Christians in Sirmium (modern-day Yugoslavia) under the Roman emperor Diocletian. Her mother was a Christian; her father a pagan. When her mother died, her father demanded that she ...
