When does Mary celebrate Angel Day? Mary's name day

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

Mary is a very ancient and very common name in the world. In Russia, it is associated primarily with Orthodoxy, which brought it to the Slavic tribes. In this article, we will talk about the holy women who bear this name, in honor of which their modern namesakes celebrate their name days.

11 October. Reverend Mary of Radonezh

Russian saint - St. Mary of Radonezh - lived in the 13th-14th centuries in the Rostov Principality. By origin, she was a boyar family and owned an impressive fortune. During their lifetime, Mary and her husband were distinguished by special piety and religious zeal. Among other things, they were destined to become the parents of one of the greatest Russian saints - St. Sergius of Radonezh. Towards the end of their lives, the righteous spouses took monastic vows, and then the great schema in the monastery. They died in 1337.

On October 11, Maria named after her celebrates her name day. She can also celebrate Angel Day at other times. For example, this saint is honored on September 28 and January 18. These days can also celebrate itsDay of the angel Mary, bearing the name in memory of the Russian ascetic.

8 February. Martyr Mary (Tefani)

Martyr Mary was born in 1878 in Odessa. She was not a nun, but all her life she was a simple parishioner of Orthodox churches. In 1937, she was arrested on charges of counter-revolutionary activities and shot. Mary was canonized as a saint in the year 200. The date of her memory is February 8. According to the church calendar, Mary can also celebrate the Day of the Angel on the feast of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia, January 26. The same applies to the saint, which will be discussed below.

8 February. Confessor Maria (Korepova)

This woman was born in 1877 in the Vologda province. Already after the revolution, in 1919, she entered one of the monasteries of the Yaroslavl province. The monastery was closed in 1927. Then Maria settled in the city of Poshekhonye-Volodarsk. Nine years later, she was arrested for participating in an anti-Soviet church organization and sentenced to five years in correctional camps. In 1942 the nun was released. Her further fate is unknown. She was glorified as a saint in 2000. Angel Day Mary, baptized in her honor, celebrates on the date of her memory - February 8.

On the same day, it is necessary to remember the other Mary - the venerable martyr from the Moscow province, born in 1888. In 1916, she entered one of the monasteries, which was subsequently closed. For participation in anti-Soviet activities, she was exiled to Kazakhstan in 1931, where she remained to live andafter expiration of the link. For participation in church activities and financial assistance to the exiles, she was arrested again in 1937 and sentenced to death. In the year 200, she was canonized as a saint, setting the day of church memory on February 8. Like all other New Martyrs, she is also remembered on January 26. Angel Day Mary, who bears her name in memory of this saint, can celebrate on one of the indicated dates.

8 February. Venerable Mary of Constantinople

This saint came from Constantinople and was a noble citizen. She was married and had two sons. When the children grew up, their parents sent them to study in Beirut, but the ship was shipwrecked, and the brothers were thrown ashore. In sorrow for separation, they took monasticism, and the parents thought that their children had died. A few years later, the couple went on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, where, visiting various monasteries, they met among the monks, first one, and then their second son.

The rest of their lives, out of gratitude to the Lord, they devoted to service and even became famous for miracles. Angel Day Mary, named in honor of this reverend, like many of her other namesakes, celebrates on February 8.