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- History, Life, Biography, Facts and Information about Saint Olympias
- Fast, concise facts and information
- Date of Birth and Death
- Important Dates surrounding the life of Saint Olympias
- Life History, Story, Biography, Myths and Legends
- Description / Title of the Saint : Widow
Saint Olympias Fast, concise facts and information about Saint Olympias
The following provides fast and concise facts and information: - Memorial Day / Feast Day of Saint Olympias: December 17
- Description / Title of the Saint : Widow
- Date of Death: Saint Olympias died 410
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The Story and History of Saint Olympias
The story and history of Saint Olympias. Saint Olympias, the glory of the widows in the Eastern Church, was of a noble and wealthy family. Left an orphan at a tender age, she was brought up by Theodosia, sister of St. Amphilochius, a virtuous and prudent woman. Olympias insensibly reflected the virtues of this estimable woman. She married quite young, but her husband dying within twenty days of their wedding, she modestly declined any further offer for her hand, and resolved to consecrate her life to prayer and other good works, and to devote her fortune to the poor. Nectarius, Archbishop of Constantinople, had a high esteem for the saintly widow, and made her a deaconess of his church, the duties of which were to prepare the altar linen and to attend to other matters of that sort. St. Chrysostom, who succeeded Nectarius, had no less respect than his predecessor for Olympias, but refused to attend to the distribution of her alms. Our Saint was one of the last to leave St. Chrysostom when he went into banishment on the 20th of June, 404. After his departure she suffered great persecution, and crowned a virtuous life by a saintly death, about the year 410. Feast Day of Saint Olympias
The Feast Day of Saint Olympias is December 17. The origin of Feast Days: most saints have specially designated feast days and are associated with a specific day of the year and these are referred to as the saint's feast day. The feast days first arose from the very early Christian custom of the annual commemoration of martyrs on the dates of their deaths at the same time celebrating their birth into heaven. |
Saint Olympias- Short, concise biography of Saint Olympias
- History, Life, Biography, Facts and Information
- Fast, concise facts and information about Saint Olympias
- Memorial, or Feast Day, of Saint Olympias - December 17
- History, Life, Biography, Dates, Facts and Information
- Date of Death: 410
- Important Dates surrounding the life of Saint Olympias
- Life History, Story, Biography, Myths and Legends
- Description / Title of the Saint : Widow
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