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On December 21 the name day of all those who bear the name of Julián, Juliana, Julián, Juliana and their derivatives are celebrated.
S t. Juliana was the daughter of noble and wealthy pagan parents who lived in Bithynia (Asia Minor) at the end of the 3rd century. As a child, she became engaged to a young man named Eleusis, also of noble birth and pagan. Growing up, she had the opportunity to be enlightened by faith in the true God and was afraid to associate her fate with an idolater. So when it was time to get married, she told Eleusis that if he didn’t believe in Christ, whom she served, he should find another bride. In informing Juliana’s parents, Eleusis and they persuaded her to renounce her faith in the crucified Christ, but no request or conviction could persuade the young Christian woman to turn away from the One to whom she had surrendered. Enraged to the point of what seemed incomprehensible stubbornness on Juliania’s part, her father treated her with brutal cruelty. She was mercilessly beaten and eventually beaten by Eleusis, who was governor at the time. At first he rejoiced at the opportunity to avenge his fiancée, but noting her extraordinary beauty, Eleusis again begged her to contact him, promising that he would never force her to worship pagan gods. “I can’t be your wife until you become a Christian,” Juliana replied. “I would agree with this, my beloved,” replied Eleusis, “if I were not afraid that if the emperor found out, he would deprive me not only of dignity but also of life.” – If you are afraid of your mortal and temporal king, how can I not be afraid of my Immortal King, who rules over all people and kings of the earth, and how can I marry His enemy through marriage? Return to my God, if not, do with me what you want. No torture will force me away from Him. In fact, neither the most inhumane entreaties nor the most inhuman torture could defeat the intrepid confessor of the name of Christ. Naked naked, tied with ropes, she was first beaten with dry strands, then hung by the hair so that the skin with the hair was separated from the head. At the same time, her body was tortured with a sharp iron and tortured, barely alive, she was imprisoned. But the martyr’s heart burned with fervent prayer, and she overcame bodily pain with supernatural comfort. The next day, Juliana was tortured again, but, supported by true divine power, she was left unharmed in the fire. Overwhelmed by the supernatural power with which the martyr endured trials beyond human strength, the people glorified the miracle-working God of Julian, and excited with delight, they confessed Christ, the only true God. About 630 people believed in Juliania’s suffering. All of them were immediately killed by the sword, thus receiving baptism by their blood. Finally, Julianna was beheaded. This happened around 290. His body was buried by Christians and a church was built over his grave.
© Lives of the Saints. Synodal Publishing House, Sofia, 1991, edited by Partenio, Bishop of Lefkada and Archimandrite Dr. Athanasius (Bonchev).
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