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Saint Raphael was a priestmonk, Saint Nicholas his beloved deacon, and Saint Irene was the twelve-year-old daughter of the mayor. Each day the shrine of their relics receives a multitude of pilgrims seeking healing, strength and help.
Apr 6, 2010 · The firm faith of his mother who never stopped praying for eight days to the Newly-Revealed Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Irene outside the Intensive Care Unit contributed to the reanimation and full recovery of the patient that also had the honor to see the Saints.
Apr 8, 2015 · Raphael, Nicholas and Irene the Newly-Revealed Martyrs of Lesvos - Commemorated on April 9 and Tuesday of Bright Week. These saints were martyred by the Turks on Bright Tuesday (April 9, 1463) ten years after the Fall of Constantinople.
Here we will include just one miracle from the many recounted in the book, The Miracles of St. Raphael, by Eugenia, abbess of the Convent of St. Raphael: “My son Constantine, a pupil at the high school, had a terrible accident. Together with two other boys, he was burned when a cauldron of boiling fat exploded.
Raphael, Nicholas, and Irene of Lesbos (Greek: Ραφαήλ, Νικόλαος και Ειρήνη) are venerated as saints and neomartyrs in the Eastern Orthodox Church. According to a 20th-century legend, they lived on the island of Lesbos in the 15th century and were killed by Turkish raiders in April 1463. Raphael is said to have been the ...
Oct 23, 2012 · Raphael, Nicholas, and Irene of Lesbos are rembered by the Church on April 9 and on the Tuesday of Bright Week along with St Eleni, New Martyr of Lesbos (who was also called Susanna). These saints were unknown for about 500 years after their martyrdoms during the Turkish occupation of Lesbos.
Details the lives of 3 forgotten martyrs who were killed in an attack by the Turks at a monastery on the Greek island of Lesvos in 1463. They were the abbot Rafael, the deacon Nicholas, and Irene, the 12-year-old daughter of the town's mayor, who just happened to be visiting the monastery when the attack occurred.
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