Neo Roino Argolis celebrates Agia Marina
A great celebration was held in memory of Agia Marina on the evening of Tuesday, July 16, in the church of the same name in New Roino Nafplio.
A large number of the people of the town as well as believers from the surrounding areas attended the vestments, which took place after the consecration and the divine offering by the priest Georgios Frimis,
Then there was a procession of the Holy icon of Agia Marina in the village.
Here are pictures from the vestibules at Agia Marina in Neo Roino Argolida:
Who was Saint Mary?
Saint Mary, (also known as Saint Margaret of Antioch in the Catholic Church) Christian saint and martyr of Asia Minor, who lived in the late 3rd century in Antioch of Pisidia, Asia Minor.
She is often confused with Saint Pelagia (as “Marina” is the same as the Greek name “Pelagia”), who was known as Margarita. But in reality, Agia Marina is not related to Agia Pelagia, as the former came from Antioch of Pisidia and the latter from Antioch of Syria.
Saint Marina was born in Antioch, Pisidia, in Asia Minor. Her mother died shortly after her birth. Her father, who was a pagan, entrusted her upbringing to a Christian woman. This woman taught Agia Marina about Christianity.
At the age of 15 she revealed to her father that she was a Christian. Her father kicked her out. Some time later the rector Olymbrios learned that Agia Marina was a Christian. He ordered to arrest her, interrogate her, and then subject her to severe torture so that Saint Murine would renounce her faith, which she did not. The rector of Agia Marina was expelled.
The remains of Agia Marina are in Athens, in the temple of Agia Marina, and her hand in Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos.
Her memory is celebrated on 17 July.