Catherine from Ancient Greek - a pure, chaste girl. Each bearer of this name has its own day of the angel of Catherine, and what number is worth celebrating, only she knows. After all, this is the date when she was baptized. Namedays are the day of St. Catherine's memory, which Orthodoxy honors.
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Girls with this name celebrate their day more than once a year. The names of Catherine in the church calendar take place five times in twelve months: February 5, February 17, March 20 , December 7 and December 17. But the most famous and important date is December 7, when the Great Martyr Catherine of Alexandria is remembered. It is on this day that all the Orthodox mourn for Catherine, whose life is associated with the name of Jesus. There is evidence that she was distinguished by high education and unearthly beauty. When it was time to marry, Catherine did not want to be the wife of the unloved and unworthy person - Maximilian, who was then the emperor. He was terribly enraged and subjected the girl to cruel torture. However, she did not give up and herself humbly put her head under the sword of the executioner, thus certifying faithfulness only to Jesus Christ.
During her lifetime, Catherine prayed to the Mother of God that she would let her see her Son. After the virgin believed and passed the rite of baptism , the Lord endowed her with an engagement ring during the conduct. The saint found it in her hand after awakening. The Virgin believed that no one could compare with Jesus in his wisdom, beauty and height. Therefore, I promised myself never to marry and carry people to the Christian faith and the doctrine of the Lord. So she did, sacrificing herself in the name of her principles and devotion. Orthodox birthday of Catherine - one of the main winter holidays. On this day, all bearers of this beautiful name remember their saint and ask her for protection.