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By Fr. George Dorbarakis _The holy and most valiant martyr Anastasia lived in the time of the emperor Diocletian, in the city of the Romans. She was the daughter of a certain pagan named Praetextatus, and her mother was called Fausta. Her mother brought her to Chrysogonos, a God-inspired and devout man, from whom she was instructed in the sacred letters, while she learned faith in Christ from her mother. She was married to a pagan man, Publius, with whom, however, she did not wish to have marital relations, always feigning some illness on her part because of his unbelief. She dressed simply and poorly and, with the help of only one maidservant who accompanied her, visited women who were in need. Secretly she also ministered to the martyrs of Christ, entering the prisons where they were held, loosening their bonds, anointing them with oil, cleansing their wounds, and bringing them the suitable food they required. _

Detail from a sarcophagus found in Rome's cemetery of Praetextatus and currently housed in the Pio Cristiano collection of the Vatican Museum (inv. 31551), Dated to 300-325. This is a detail of Jesus ...

In the year 586, Bishop Praetextatus of Rouen was assassinated. The assassin used a dagger to inflict a mortal wound, but unfortunately for the bishop, it took a while for the bishop to succumb to the...