The Martyr Margirgis the Roman
St. George is often regarded as a prince of martyrs in the Diocletian era. In the Cappadocia, he led a revolutionary movement on the prism of persecution against Christians, but most Coptic manuscripts view him as being in an earlier era of this emperor, under an illegitimate king called Dadianus, a Persian. A pagan man, not a Christian, rejoined Christ and had authority over the Cappadocian region. Thus, the biography of the martyr Georgios Alexandre declares that the latter was martyred during the reign of Diocletian even though he was born on the intercession of the first when his father attended the consecration of his church in Lod. In some Coptic manuscripts, he did not mention his age but was said "in the days of the ancient" probably meant before the era of Diocletian.
Origin:
This saint was born in Cappadocia, Asia Minor, from rich pious parents belonging to an honorable family. His father was Anastasius, governor of Melitene, Cappadocia, and his mother was Thebesti or Theosta of Palestine, the daughter of the governor of Lod.
It was said that his father was a pious and loyal man to God and the king, and the king loved him very much and made him from his entourage that accompanies him in his travels and gadgets. But when he discovered his faith in Christ, he ordered his beheaded. St. Guargius was 14 years old. In any case, St. George was the fruit of a sacred seed that was buried in a holy land.
The martyrdom of the governor Anastasius did not cause frustration for the family, but inflamed the heart of the blessed son Guargius with the fire of divine love, to become also a martyr of the Lord. Anastasius was martyred, and Thebesti took her children: Georgios, Casey, and Madrona and went to her hometown Diospolis in Palestine.
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| The Martyr Margirgis the Roman
The Roman Prince Georgios:
After the martyrdom of Prince Anastasius, he was replaced by Prince Justus, and he feared God and loved Jesus, so he bested the family of the martyr Anastasius. He educated young Georgios equestrian to join the service. Georgios outperformed everyone in horse riding and equestrian practice showed rare courage, quickly became a hero in all Palestine, and became commander of a large division of 1,000 soldiers.
The prince sent him to the king with a letter of recommendation revealing the achievements of the commander Georgios, and asking the king to give him the rank of "prince". The king loved him very much and agreed to nurture Prince Justus, and became his name "Georgios Roman", and appointed him a prince commanding five thousand soldiers, also gave him a pony horse of rare species to express his satisfaction.
Georgios became loved by all because of his body, which showed his courage especially in wars, with his good leadership and management, as well as his good qualities, he became commander and mastermind of the army, and he was 20 years old. Georgios was increasing every day in honor and honor. At the age of twenty, his mother stepped down.
The Governor's love for him:
Justus longed to make Gaugius his son to marry his only pious little daughter who was afraid of God, so he disclosed to Princess Taubusti, the mother of Prince George, who was very happy. Justus Georgios, the fiancée of his daughter, set up an agent for his possessions, and they postponed the engagement for the young girl's age. Not everyone knew that God was preparing for him a greater path.
The jealousy of Prince George
Georgios heard that the king had met seventy governors, and ordered the total annihilation of Christianity and the demolition of churches. Georgius prepared to face persecution, as he had to declare his religion before the king. He sold all his inheritance from his parents to the furnishings of his house and his clothes and gave the price to the poor. (You can find more about these saints here on the website of St. Takla in the sections of Sir, Synaxar, and History.) When a publication was issued, the saint grabbed the prism and tore it openly among the public in a public place, having distributed all his possessions to the poor, freed the slaves and prepared to quote with joy.
Before the King:
He was taken before the king, who had the kindness to him greatly, and promised him many gifts, but he did not care. When the king failed to tempt him, he tortured him for seven years, and the hand of God supported him to grab many souls of faith during his torments. He died three times and the Lord raised him to glorify him until he was martyred on the fourth time. He was also blessed with heavenly visions amid the pain.
Stronger than magic and poison:
Among the torments suffered by St. George was that the king brought him a famous magician named Athanasius who prepared for him deadly poison and gave him to the saint to drink, while the saint, by faith, drank it and did not harm him, then the magician believed in Christ. The king was enraged and ordered the age of the saint in a winepress with iron teeth until he gave up the Spirit, but Jesus raised him and the crowd saw him.
The governors saw this and asked him in the presence of the king to make their chairs tawarruq and fruit, prayed to God and fulfilled their request. Surprised, they carried him to the tombs and demanded that he be raised to the dead. He prayed to the Lord, and some of the dead witnessed the salvation of Christ and then fell asleep.
In the structure of idols:
The king used his kindness to tell him that his heart was hurt because of what had befallen him, that he was very dear to him, and would give him the highest positions of the state. Finally, he asked him to go with him to the temple of idols. He and the king went to the temple of the fetish, where the latter thought that he would vaporize for idols and give him his daughter as a wife.
He stood in front of the statue of Apollo and shouted to him: "Are you a God to offer you a sacrifice?" The idol answered with a terrible voice: "I am not a god."
The saint sprinkled the sign of the cross, and the idols fell and were broken And the people cried, calling for the death of the enemy of their gods.
The king was deeply ashamed and went to his palace over the breath.
Stronger than all temptation!
The mystery of the martyr Margirgis of Romania was his daily practice of martyrdom, as the lusts of the flesh prevailed in the battles of its inner depths.
Georgius was put in prison and the emperor consulted his men about what he was doing with this brave leader. One of the princes suggested that this handsome young man would not be weakened in the face of any threats, even pleased with death. But one thing that can break him is the temptation of a playful girl, seizing him with her temptation, tyranny femininity and experience, thereby losing his chastity, and his faith collapses.
The emperor summoned the emperor's concubines and his neighbors, from which to choose a girl with experience in this matter.
The girl was sent to prison to spend the night with the young man to seduce him and fall with her. But Margirgis, who knew to offer everyday sacrifice of love on the altar of purity in Christ Jesus, transformed the prison into an immaculate temple where prayers are held for the salvation of himself and that of this girl and all around him.
The morning did not come until the girl came to Margirges with tears asking him to talk to her about the secret of his purity and chastity and the rise of his heart to the heavenly, he began to preach salvation and provide her with the evangelical life.
The men of the emperor came early in the morning to take the girl to the emperor and found her decency and chastity and meekness, declaring her faith in Jesus Christ and saved her.
The emperor and his men were shocked by what happened, and the neck was ordered to be cut off with the sword. She was taken to the Martyrdom Square where she knelt, praying to her Savior, our Lord Jesus, to receive her Spirit and receive the crown of martyrdom.
The emperor was determined to taste him in the harshest colors of torment in retaliation for what he did with the girl.
At the Royal Palace:
When the miracles that the Lord had done on his hands abounded and the king felt unsuccessful, he took him to the palace to tempt him that he would marry his daughter. There, in the palace, the Queen heard him praying and asked him to explain to him his faith, and the Lord opened her heart and attracted the Spirit of God to faith. Queen Alexandra took the king's admonitions: "Did I not tell you not to support the Galileans because their God is strong?" Knowing that Saint Amal hoped her heart to the Lord, he would comb her body and behead her to receive the crown of martyrdom.
Queen Georgios saw him lead to prison and called him to ask about her baptism. The Saint answered her not to be troubled. If there was no chance for her baptism, her blood would be shed for the faith of Christ. It is a sacred baptism that opens the gates of Paradise.
She praised herself and quote the queen saying: "Lord, I have left my door open wide, do not close the door of Paradise in my face, O you accepted the repentance of the thief right."
The Queen's head was beheaded and her soul sprang to Paradise enjoying the vision of her Savior.
His martyrdom:
The king feared a revolt against him, as the works of God that were carried out at the hands of the saint, were broadcast, so he ordered his beheaded, on 23 Bermuda.
The icon of the Roman martyr
It has a symbolic meaning: the bride that appears in the icon refers to the church, which looks to its martyr sons with joy and pride.
The dragon refers to the devil who moves the evil world against faith.
The bayonet refers to the cross of the Lord of glory, Jesus, who gives victory.
The defeat of the dragon indicates the defeat of evil and its source (Satan) by the power of faith.
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