Euphrasia of Constantinople

Euphrasia of Constantinople

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name=Saint Euphrasia
birth_date=380 AD
death_date=March 13, 410 AD
feast_day=March 13
venerated_in=Roman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church


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death_place=Constantinople
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Saint Euphrasia (380 – March 13, 410 AD) was the only daughter of Antigonus, a nobleman of the court of Emperor Theodosius I, to whom he was related, and of Euphrasia, his wife, a noble and virtuous lady. After her birth, St. Euphrasia's parents bound themselves by a vow to live together in perpetual continence. When Antigonus died his widow and young daughter withdrew together to Egypt, near a monastery of nuns who led a very austere life. This was less than a century since St. Anthony had established his first monastery; but monasticism in that time had spread with incredible speed.

At seven years of age the youthful Euphasia begged that she might be permitted to serve God in this monastery. Her mother made the sacrifice and left her daughter in the hands of the Abbess. The pious mother died soon after; her last words to St. Euphrasia were to forget that she was of royal blood and to serve God with humility.

Hearing of her mother's death the Emperor Theodosius I sent for the younger Euphrasia, whom he had promised in marriage to a young senator. She responded with a letter to the Emperor declining the offer to marry, and requesting that all her earthly possessions be given to the poor, the orphans and the Church, and that her personal slaves be set free. ["Lives of the Saints: For Every Day of the Year" edited by Rev. Hugo Hoever, S.O.Cist., Ph.D., pp. 105-106] Theodosius was moved to tears and set about exacting St. Euphrasia's request before his own death in 395.

St. Euphrasia was favored by Heaven with the gift of miracles before and after her death in the year 410. Her feast day is March 13.

References

*"Lives of the Saints: For Every Day of the Year" edited bt Rev. Hugo Hoever, S.O.Cist., Ph.D., New York: Catholic Book Publishing Co., 1955

External links

* [http://www.ewtn.com/library/Mary/EUPHRAS.htm EWTN Library: "St. Euphrasia, Virgin"]
* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05606b.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Euphrasia"]
* [http://www.magnificat.ca/cal/engl/03-13.htm Lives of the Saints, March 13: "Saint Euphrasia"]


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