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As one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, Barbara is a popular saint, perhaps best known as the patron saint of armourers, artillerymen, military engineers, miners and others who work with explosives because of her legend's association with lightning. She is also the patron saint of mathematicians.
St. Barbara was a third-century Christian martyr who refused to worship idols and was tortured by her father and the prefect. She is the patron saint of many professions and is venerated on December 4.
St. Barbara (died c. 200 ce; feast day December 4) was a legendary virgin martyr of the early church. Venerated as one of the 14 Auxiliary Saints (Holy Helpers), she is invoked in thunderstorms and is the patron saint of artillerymen and miners.
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Learn about the holy Great Martyr Barbara, who lived in the fourth century and suffered for her faith in Christ. Read her story of conversion, baptism, torture and miracles, and how she is venerated in the Orthodox Church.
Saint Barbara, known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, was an early Christian Greek saint and martyr.
Saint Barbara was from Heliopolis of Phoenicia and lived during the reign of Maximian. She was the daughter of a certain idolater named Dioscorus. When Barbara came of age, she was enlightened in her pure heart and secretly believed in the Holy Trinity.
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Learn about the life and martyrdom of St. Barbara, a fourth-century virgin who rejected marriage and was tortured by her father. Find out how she became the patron saint of artillerymen, miners, and fire protection.
