Xena (saint)

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St. Xenia with scenes from her life, Russian icon (1551)

Xena (also Xenia , Xeni ; * in Rome ; † possibly around 450 in Mylasa , Caria ) is a saint of the Orthodox churches . She lived in the 5th century.

Life

Xena came from a wealthy family and was born in Rome. Her parents gave her the name Eusebia , which means " in right humility ", she called herself Xena (" the stranger ").

She and her two servants fled on the day of the forced wedding. Through the guidance of the monk Paul, who converted her to Christianity on the island of Kos , Xena reached the fortress of Mylasa in Caria . Here she built a church that she consecrated to St. Stephen and lived with her two slaves in strict asceticism .

Their feast day in the Orthodox tradition is January 24th , and in Armenian December 27th or December 30th .

See also

Web links

Commons : Xena (saints)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Our Holy Mother, Xenia of Rome , biographical note of the Holy Protection Russian Orthodox Church , Los Angeles, on fatheralexander.org, viewed August 21, 2010 (English)
  2. ↑ Ekkart Sauser :  Xena (saints). In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 14, Bautz, Herzberg 1998, ISBN 3-88309-073-5 , Sp. 272.  ( Article / beginning of article in the Internet archive )
  3. ↑ Xena (Xenia, Eusebia) of Rome . In: Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints
personal data
SURNAME Xena
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Xenia of Rome; Xena of Rome; Eusebia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Saints of the Orthodox Church
DATE OF BIRTH 4th century or 5th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Rome
DATE OF DEATH uncertain: around 450
Place of death uncertain: Mylassa , Caria