Martyr
Esia
A martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for her faith in Christ.
Life
Holy Martyr Esia was one of the two women, Esia and Sosanna, disciples of the Holy Hieromartyr Pancratius, bishop of Tauromenium, a disciple of the Holy Apostle Peter. In the Synaxarion of the Church of Constantinople the martyr Esia is called Eusebia. According to the verse synaxaria, the martyrs were burned by pagans.
Their names are not included in the present calendar of the Russian Church. They are commemorated on 20 June (new style).
Commemorated the same day June 7
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