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Orthodox Christians remember The Holy Martyrs Saint Sophia and her Daughters Faith, Hope and Love today

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Orthodox Christians remember The Holy Martyrs Saint Sophia and her Daughters Faith, Hope and Love today


30.09.2017

The Holy Martyrs Saint Sophia and her Daughters Faith, Hope and Love lived in the II, century Ad in Rome. Their mother was a pious Christian widow who named her daughters for the three Christian virtues. Saint Sophia raised her daughters in the love of the Lord Jesus Christ. Saint Sophia and her daughters did not hide their faith in Christ, but openly confessed it before everyone.

An official named Antiochus denounced them to the emperor Hadrian who ordered that they be brought to Rome. Realizing that they would be taken before the emperor, the holy virgins prayed fervently to the Lord Jesus Christ, asking that He give them the strength not to fear torture and death. When the holy virgins and their mother came before the emperor, everyone present was amazed at their composure. Summoning each of the sisters in turn, Hadrian urged them to offer sacrifice to the goddess Artemis but they refused.

Then the emperor ordered them to be tortured. In order to intensify the sacrifice the emperor told St. Sofia to bury the remains of her daughters. After few days she has died next to the fresh graves.

The relics of the Holy Martyrs have rested at El’zasa, in the church of Esho since the year 777.

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