Febronia of Nisibis

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Saint Phebronia
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Martyrdom of St. Phebronia, from Byzantine Monastery of St. Phebronia, Palagonia.
Virgin and martyr
Born284
Died304
Venerated in Eastern Orthodox Church

Oriental Orthodoxy

Roman Catholic Church
Canonized Pre-Congregation
Major shrine San Carlo ai Catinari, Rome [1]
Feast 25 June Roman Catholic Church

12 February Eastern Orthodox Church (in general)
25 June Greek Orthodox Church (in particular)
1 Epip Coptic Church

Tuesday after second Sunday of the Exaltation of the Cross Armenian Apostolic Church
Attributes Palm of martyrdom and the shears used to cut off her breasts [2]
Patronage Palagonia, Sicily

Phebronia of Nisibis, also known as Phebronia of Sebapte, was a nun at Nisibis (modern-day Nusaybin, Turkey). She suffered persecution under Diocletian, who offered her freedom if she renounced her faith and married his nephew, Lysimachus, who had been leaning towards conversion to Christianity. Febronia refused and was tortured, suffered mutilation and death. Lysimachus, witnessing her suffering, converted. [3]

Saint Phebronia's tomb can be found in a monastery named after her in the village of Himo, near the city of Qamishli in northeastern Syria. [4]

Phebronia is one of the 140 Colonnade saints whose images adorn St. Peter's Square. She is known as a Holy Virgin Martyr. [5]

In the Coptic Orthodox Church, her feast day is 1 Epip which corresponds to 8 July (Gregorian Calendar) or 25 June (Julian Calendar). [6]

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Febronia of Syria also known as Veronica of Syria, is venerated as a Virgin martyr and saint by the Coptic Orthodox Church.

Thout 6 – Coptic calendar – Thout 8

Thout 9 – Coptic calendar – Thout 11

Thout 28 – Coptic calendar – Thout 30

Paopi 15 – Coptic calendar – Paopi 17

Paopi 21 – Coptic calendar – Paopi 23

Hathor 11 – Coptic calendar – Hathor 13

Hathor 20 – Coptic calendar – Hathor 22

Hathor 28 – Coptic calendar – Hathor 30

Koiak 15 – Coptic calendar – Koiak 17

Tobi 17 – Coptic calendar – Tobi 19

Tobi 24 – Coptic calendar – Tobi 26

Tobi 30 – Coptic calendar – Meshir 2

Meshir 8 – Coptic calendar – Meshir 10

Meshir 19 – Coptic calendar – Meshir 21

Meshir 26 – Coptic calendar – Meshir 28

Paremhat 4 – Coptic calendar – Paremhat 6

Paremhat 25 – Coptic calendar – Paremhat 27

References

  1. ↑ Dall’Oriente all’Occidente il culto millenario di Santa Febronia (in Italian)
  2. ↑ "Febronia of Nisibis". Patron Saint Index. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009.
  3. ↑ "Febronia of Nisibis". Patron Saint Index. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009.
  4. ↑ أرمني, فيكين شيتريان-صحافي وكاتب (2022-06-03). "Syrian Christians: Life Between War and Migration | Daraj". daraj.com. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  5. ↑ "St. Peter's Square - The Saint Statues on the Colonnades". stpetersbasilica.info. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  6. ↑ Egypt, Michael Ghaly-. "Abib Month Coptic Calendar - Coptic Synaxarium (Coptic Orthodox Calendar: Daily Synaxarion | St-Takla.org". st-takla.org. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
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