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| St. Anastasia |
My patron saint, St. Anastasia was born around the Diocletian Persecution to a pagan father and a devout Christian mother. Her mother baptized her when she was a baby. She married a pagan man named Publius and he loved her very much, but when he found out she was a Christian, he kept her confined to the house and treated her like a slave. She cheerfully accepted this, glad she could suffer for Christ. Soon Publius was called by the king of Persia and commanded others to mistreat his wife and that he wouldn't care if he found her dead when he returned. Anastasia used this time, among her persecutions, to encourage Christians in prison and dying for their faith. She was sent to Diocletian himself, who ordered her to sacrifice to the pagan gods, but when she refused, the emperor shut her up in prison, meaning to starve her to death, but she miraculously survived. She was finally burned at the stake in the year 460. Her feast day is December 25, Christmas.
WOW--this is soooo interesting. . .most especially because it is your patron saint. . .and how interesting her "feast day is Christmas." TKS so much for sharing these inspiring historical nuggets. LOVE YOU!
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