BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//chikkutakku.com//RDFCal 1.0//EN X-WR-CALDESC:GoogleカレンダーやiCalendar形式情報を共有シェ アしましょう。近所のイベントから全国のイベントま で今日のイベント検索やスケジュールを決めるならち っくたっく X-WR-CALNAME:ちっくたっく X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Mort Barbara and Mort Yuliana\, martyrs DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251203T183000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251204T183000Z UID:337055167260 DESCRIPTION:December 4th is the commemoration of the dukhrono of St. Barba ra &\; St. Juliana +303 according to the Liturgical Calendar of the Syr iac Orthodox Church.Mort Barbara was born at Nicomedia in Bithynia\, moder n Isnik\, Turkey. She was the daughter of King Dioscorus. Barbara was very beautiful\, so her father kept her hidden in a tower. She would secretly leave the tower\, changing her appearance with a costume &\; go out to pray with the Christians. Once Dioscorus went for a long journey. When he returned Barbara testified that she become a Christian. Dioscorus got angr y with this &\; he wanted to kill her. However\, Barbara escaped the at tempt to kill her with a sword. She ran through the fields\, as she passed by the wheat fields grew to hide her from her captors. The king wanted to give her in marriage to another pagan king. Barbara resisted the decision . He threatened Barbara &\; took her to Marcian\, the chief of the town . These efforts did not succeed so he ordered for her to be brutally tortu red in agonizing ways. She was later beheaded. Thus\, St. Barbara attained the crown of martyrdom. On his way back after the beheading of his daught er\, King Dioscorus was struck by lightning &\; died. Mort Yuliana\, a close friend of Barbara shared her persecutions. She watched St. Barbara w hile she was being tortured &\; wept for her. Juliana saw the Lord Chri st strengthening &\; comforting St. Barbara\; she was enlightened &\ ; believed in the Lord Christ. Juliana was also imprisoned then later exec uted by beheading. Thus St. Juliana attained the crown of martyrdom.A mona stery dedicated to the martyrs used to exist in the mountains Edessa. It w e built in the 5th century. Faithful Syriacs especially seek their interce ssion during heavy thunder &\; lightning storms. On their feast day\, S yriac children dress up in various costumes just like St. Barbara did\, &a mp\; they also eat a special wheat meal comprised of boiled wheat grains\, pomegranate seeds\, raisins\, anise &\; sugar. Biography adapted from \, 'Martyrs\, Saints and Prelates of the Syriac Orthodox Church'Oh Mort Ba rbara &\; Mort Yuliana! Plead for us before God's throne of grace. Amen .Malayalam biography: \;https://tinyurl.com/2x7f5nkx \;BL14504 LOCATION: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR