Saints of Orthodoxy

St. Barbaraat Heliopolis

Great-martyr· Red: Colour of spilt blood

“The desire to know the true God so consumed her soul that Barbara decided to devote all her life to this goal, and to spend her life in virginity.”
St. Barbara at Heliopolis

Dates of commemoration for saint

Birth

3rd century

Heliopolis, Syria

Death

306

Heliopolis, Syria

Life path

  • Wealthy
  • Accepted Orthodoxy

Undertakings & Callings

  • Virginity

God's Gifts

  • Christ Seer
  • Incorrupt relics

Patronage

  • Explosives
  • Miners
  • Storms at sea
  • Fire
  • Sudden Death

Sufferings

  • Torture
  • Carnal Abuse
  • Execution

Eras

  • Diocletianic Persecution

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