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St Eugenia Research Paper

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Saint Eugenia was born in Rome, Italy, in the year of 183 A.D. Her father, Philip, was the governor of Egypt chosen by the emperor Commodore. Eugenia and her family lived in Alexandria. At that time, the Christians had been driven out of Alexandria and were living outside the town. (Saint Eugenia Orthodox Church - Events) Eugenia received an excellent and complete education because her family was rich. She was beautiful, but she did not want to get married. Having read the writings of Apostle Paul, Eugenia wanted to become a Christian with all of her heart.(Saint Eugenia Orthodox Church - Events) She is a Saint because of her strong beliefs in God, her bravery to follow God’s calling and because of her miracles.
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Her feast day is celebrated on December 25 in the Roman Catholic Church, on December 24 in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and on January 23 in the Armenian Apostolic Church. Saint Eugenia is known for various miracles.(Saint Eugenia Orthodox Church - Events) The first miracle was when the pagans dragged Sts. Protus and Hyacinthus, Eugenias slaves and later friends, into a temple to make them sacrifice to the idols, but just as they entered, the idol fell down and shattered. Nun-Martyr Eugenia of Rome - Orthodox Church in America The holy Martyrs Protus and Hyacinthus were then beheaded. They also brought St. Eugenia to the temple by force, but she had not even entered it, when the pagan temple collapsed with its idol. The second miracle was when the guards of Pagan threw her into the Tiber River with a stone about her neck, but the stone became untied and she remained unharmed. They then cast her into a pit, where she remained for ten days.(Saint Eugenia Orthodox Church - Events) During this time, the Savior Himself appeared to her and said that she would enter into the heavenly Kingdom on the day he was born. When this message came, the executioner put her to death with a sword. After her death, St. Eugenia appeared to her mother to tell her the day of her own death. She is known for healing the sick and helping the

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