Righteous Virginmartyr Glaphyra

COMMEMORATED ON APRIL 26The Virgin Glaphyra. Licinius burned with give somebody a ride for Glaphyra, a maidservant of his wife Constantia.The holy virgin reported this to the empress and hunted her help. Swathe in bandages her in men's display and transfer her with money, the empress Constantia sent her to Pontus in the society of a wholehearted servant. They told the ruler that Glaphyra had gone mad and lay existing death. On her way to Armenia, St Glaphyra stopped in Amasea, everywhere the quarters bishop, St Sage, gave her entertain. At this time the saint was detached house a church in the capital. St Glaphyra donated all the money that she had acknowledged from Constantia for its make up, and in a piece to the empress she asked her to send save verification to global the church. The empress full her snitch. Yet, St Glaphyra's piece split happening the hands of the ruler. The frustrated Licinius sensible the bureaucrat of Amasea to send him the hierarch and the maidservant. St Glaphyra died prematurely the demand voguish in Amasea, and St Sage was sent to the ruler. Two deacons, Parthenius and Theotimos, followed when him and lodged existing the cell everywhere the saint was thought. The pious Christian Elpidephoros bribed the jailer and each night he visited the saint with Parthenius and Theotimos. On the eve of the saint's trial, he sang Psalms and chanted, "if I should stay at the bottom of the sea... even acquaint with Thy hand would guide me, and Thy well-matched hand would conceal me" (Ps 138/139:9-10). These were analytical words. Three grow old he broke down in moan. The deacons were apprehensive that the saint would not be delightful to purchase the coming torments, but he calmed them. At the trial St Sage resolutely refused the emperor's offering to become a pagan priest, and so he was sentenced to death. Elpidephoros gave the armed forces money, and they officially recognized the saint to pray and to speak with his friends prematurely execution. Then the saint expected to the killer, "Friend, do as you cart been sensible." Tranquilly, he stooped his neck bottom the sword. Following the dead person had been beheaded, Elpidephoros tried to ransom his dead body from the armed forces. But the armed forces were apprehensive of the ruler and they threw the saint's outline and primary happening the sea. Time was this, an angel of God appeared to Elpidephoros three grow old in a dream, saying, "Bishop Sage is in Sinope and awaits you." Heeding this command, Elpidephoros and the deacons sailed to Sinope, and acquaint with they hired fishermen to lower their nets. Following they lowered the net on the feeling of the deacons Theotimos and Parthenius, they came up with nonexistence. Then Elpidephoros stated that he would ask them to lower the net in the name of the God Whom he worshiped. This time, the net brought up the outline of St Sage. The saint's primary was fixed to his outline on one occasion in excess of, and on your own the graze on his neck indicated the dispose of of the sword. The dead body of St Sage were occupied to Amasea and underlying in the church he built.SOURCE:"SAINT OR Festival POSTED THIS Think it over 2010(with 2009's lash display as well and especially, 2008's):"