#Saint Margaret of Antioch

[quibbs]

thinking about dragonslaying saint margaret of antioch. as one does

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[arinewman7]

Saint Margaret of Antioch

Alabaster, with traces of gilding, ca. 1475

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[apenitentialprayer]

As to the green-eyed monster jealousy, whom you think you have seen lurking about the grounds, set on him at once and poison him with extra doses of kindness to the person whom he wants to turn you against. A little generosity and nobleness of conduct in time will quickly free you from his visits. He is only dangerous when he is petted and pampered and encouraged.

George Porter, S.J., the future Archbishop of Bombay, in a letter written to a Sister of Mercy on September 22nd, 1873

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[mamaangiwine]

"You can slay the dragon like a motherfuckn man, but give me three days you'll both be eatin' from my hand."

St. Margaret of Antioch.

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[renaissancecowboy]

the right door of the Portinari Triptych, painted by Hugo van der Goes 1475-1478

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[i-love-this-art]

Unknown Bohemian artist / “Saint Margaret” / 1410-1415 / Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

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[maertyrer]

Spanish School St. Margaret of Antioch

Oil on canvas, 99 x 81 cm, 17th century

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[catholic-saint-tournament]

Margaret on the left, Dymphna on the right

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[rabbitprayer]

Santa Margarita by Riccardo Meacci

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[portraitsofsaints]

Happy Feast Day Saint Margaret of Antioch 3rd C. Feast day: July 20 Patronage: childbirth, pregnancy, backache, kidney disease, sterility, dying people, against the devil, exiles, falsely accused martyrs, nurses,

Saint Margaret of Antioch's life is shrouded in legend. When her father, a pagan priest, found out that Margaret converted to Christianity, he cast her out of the home. She became a shepherdess and attracted the attention of a Roman Prefect whom she rejected. He then had her tortured and she was eventually martyred. It is said that while she was in prison the devil appeared as a serpent and swallowed her but spit her out because of the cross she held. She is one of the popular Middle Ages 14 Holy Helpers and was one of the voices St. Joan of Arc heard. {website}

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[theodoreangelos]

Church of Saint Margaret of Antioch, Kopčany, Skalica District, Region Trnava, Slovakia The oldest church of Slovakia was built probably in the 9th or 10th century and was first mentioned in 1329. Kostol svätej Margity Antiochijskej, Kopčany, okr. Skalica, Trnavský kraj, Slovensko Kirche St. Margareta von Antiochia, Koptschan (Gopschein), Bezirk Skalitz, Region Tyrnau, Slowakei Antiokheiai Szent Margit-templom, Kopcsány, Szakolcai járás, Nagyszombati kerület, Szlovákia Церковь Святой Маргариты, Копчаны, Район Скалица, Регион Трнавский, Словакия

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[apocrypals]

What’s up, gang. We are back and we brought with us a couple of ladies exploding dragons with the power of Christ’s love

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[thesynaxarium]

Today we celebrate the memory of the Great Martyr Marina of Antioch. Saint Marina (also known as Margaret) was born to a Christian mother and pagan father, but her mother died when Marina was still young. Saint Marina was taught the Christian faith by her nursemaid, and later was disowned by her own father for being a Christian. During the fierce persecution of Emperor Diocletian, Saint Marina was imprisoned at only 15 years of age. Thanking the Lord for allowing her to suffer for Him, she went through innumerable torments, which the torturers themselves even had to look away. Having been healed from her wounds by an Angel, she was then nailed to a tree and burned, then thrown into a large cauldron of water to be drowned. This was granted to her by God as she prayed that she may be baptised in water before her death. When they plunged her into the water, there suddenly shone a light, and a snow-white dove came down from Heaven, bearing in its beak a golden crown. The fetters put upon Saint Marina came apart by themselves. The martyr stood up in the fount of Baptism glorifying the Holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. She emerged from the fount completely healed, without any trace of burns. Amazed at this miracle, the people glorified the True God, and many came to believe. This brought the governor into a rage, and he gave orders to kill anyone who might confess the Name of Christ. 15,000 Christians perished there, and the holy Martyr Marina was beheaded. May the Holy Great Martyr Marina and those with her intercede for us always + #saint #marina #antioch #marinaofantioch #margaret #margaretofantioch #greatmartyr #martyr #great #christian #emperor #diocletian #rome #roman #martyrdom #holy #prayer #orthodox #saintoftheday (at Antioch, Turkey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgFjQQvPqrx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[maypoleman1]

20th July

St Margaret’s and St Uncumber’s Day

Saint Margaret by Joan Reixach. Source: St Bride’s, Liverpool

Today is St Margaret of Antioch’s Day. Margaret, a very early Christian lady in in third century Syria, resisted the amorous advances of the pagan Roman governor, Olybrius. He tried bribery, charm, even torture to get the virginal Margaret into his bed but was met with steadfast refusal. Eventually, wearying of serial rejection, Olybrius had Margaret chained to a stake and fed to a local dragon. The virtuous woman was swallowed whole and once in the beast’s belly, made the sign of the cross, causing the dragon’s abdomen to split open, killing the creature. Margaret stepped out unscathed. As can probably be imagined, Margaret never actually existed and as early as 494, the Church declared her a fabrication, This cancellation however, did not stop Margaret becoming the patron saint of women in labour.

Saint Uncumber. Source: John Rylands Library blog

Today is also St Uncumber’s Day. In a similar tale of brave virginity, the Christian Italian noblewoman, Wilgefortis, had taken vows of chastity and therefore was outraged to be forcibly married to the King of Sicily. She prayed her husband would find her unattractive and the following morning found she had sprouted a full beard. The King immediately divorced her. Uncumber’s father was so ashamed at his daughter’s alarming appearance that he had her crucified. Almost as fictitious as St Margaret, Wilgefortis/ Uncumber nonetheless stuck up for harassed women. If a wife was troubled by an unpleasant husband and she offered oats to the saint’s shrine or statue, Uncumber would send a satanic horse to the marital home who would carry the annoying spouse off to Hell.

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[stmargaret]

St Margaret of Antioch

St Margaret of Antioch

Rev Sue preached this sermon on Wednesday 20 July 2022. Here it is for you again: Like St George and many other saints, it is a little bit doubtful whether Margaret of Antioch, our patron saint, actually lived, and the stories about her definitely have a mythical feel to them, especially the famous one where she was swallowed by Satan in the form of a dragon but escaped alive when the cross she…

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[myrthena]

concepts for Saint Margaret of Antioch

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