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[[Image:Annysia.jpeg|right|Saint Annysia of Thessaloniki]]Saint '''Anysia ''' the Virginmartyr Virgin [[martyr]] of [[Thessalonica|Thessaloniki]] was born in Thessalonikiand died around 304 AD. The church Church commemorates her feast-day [[December 30]].

Anysia was born and lived in Thessaloniki during the DioceltianDiocletian-Maximian persectutions (284-305). She was the daughgter daughter of both rich, but very pious parents. After her parents' death, Anysia lived a very quietly quiet and God pleasing God and life fulfilling his commandements. She was not overwhelmed by the wealth she inherited rather she took private vows of poverty and chastity and used her wealth to help the poor.  Sometime between Her fear of God became widespread even amongst the year 285-304 idolaters. One day as she was killed by heading off to church she met a Roman [[pagan ]] soldier. On This soldier arrested her way to worship he arrested against her will and dragged her to a temple to worship to the temple of sun god. Anysia refused and confessed her faith in the Sun one and true God, Jesus Christ. The intention of this soldier was to force so enraged by her response that he abused her even more and started to sacrifice blaspheme the name of God. Anysia unable to idols. She refused, spitting hear his blasphemy spat in his faceand covered her face with a veil. Embaressed and angered by her actions, whilst proclaiming that Christ is God. He the soldier ripped the veil away from her face to peer at her and drove a sword into her side immediately killing her.<ref> There are two authentic bibliographies on the Saint. The first is by an anonymous author (page 107-111) and she died instantlythe second is by the archdeacon Gregorios (page 113-119) in::Viteau, J., Passions des saints Écate­rine et Pierre d’Alexandrie, Barbara et Anysia, Paris 1897.</ref>

The [[relics ]] of St. Anysia are contained on the left-hand side in the [[Church of Saint Demetrios (Thessalonica)|Church of St. Demetrios in Thessaloniki]].

[[Kontakion ]] in the Third Tone <ref> Copyright of the Kontakion to Holy Transfiguration Monastery</ref>

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