Hira

Holy Martyr Hira received the crown of martyrdom by beheading with the sword. The synaxarion commemorates her on 26 September (new style). The sources consulted do not say who she was, where she lived and when she suffered, so the Church keeps in prayer her name and the witness she gave at the price of her life. The synaxarion's word is short but holds the essential: she chose faith instead of life. The name Hira is rare in the calendar, so she should not be confused with other saints with similar names.