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The holy and glorious [[Great-martyr]] '''Catherine of Alexandria''' was the daughter of the governor of Alexandrian Egypt, Constas, during the reign of the emperor Maximinus (305-313), and she suffered for her Lord in the year 305. Her Some believe the saint's original [[feast day]] in the Church is either to be [[November 24]] (and this date is still celebrated by the Slavic) or churches; however historic documents at the Monastery of Sinai support November 25th as the original feast day, and the Byzantine churches commemorate the saint on this day, [[November 25]] (Greek), together with the [[Leavetaking]] of the [[Presentation of the Theotokos]].

Catherine's mother, a secret Christian, sent her for advice to her own spiritual father—a [[saint]]ly elder pursuing [[prayer]]ful deeds in solitude in a cave not far from the city. Having listened to Catherine, the elder said that he knew of a youth who surpassed her in everything, such that "His beauty was more radiant than the shining of the sun, his wisdom governed all creation, his riches were spread throughout all the world—this however did not diminish but rather added to the inexpressible loftiness of his lineage." The image of the heavenly [[Bridegroom ]] produced in the soul of the holy maiden an ardent desire to see him. Truth, to which her soul yearned, revealed it to her. In parting, the elder handed Catherine an [[icon]] of the [[Theotokos|Mother of God]] with the [[Jesus Christ|God-Child Jesus]] on her arm and bid her to pray with faith to the Queen of Heaven—the Mother of the Heavenly Bridegroom—for the bestowing of the vision of Her Son.

On the following day they again brought the martyr to the judgement court where, under the threat of being broken on the wheel, they urged that she recant from the Christian faith and offer sacrifice to the gods. The saint steadfastly confessed Christ and she herself approached the wheels; but an [[angel]] smashed the instruments of execution, which broke up into pieces with many pagans passing nearby. Having beheld this wonder, the empress Augusta and the imperial courtier Porphyry with 200 soldiers confessed their faith in Christ in front of everyone, and they were beheaded. Maximinus again tried to entice the holy martyr, proposing marriage to her, and again he received a refusal. St. Catherine firmly confessed her fidelity to the heavenly Bridegroom, Christ, and with a prayer to him she herself put her head on the block under the sword of the executioner. The [[relics]] of St. Catherine were taken by the angels to Mount Sinai. In the 9th or 10th century, through a revelation, the venerable head and left hand incorrupt relic of the holy martyress were found and transferred with honour to the church of [[St. Catherine's Monastery (Sinai)|Sinai monastery]], built by the holy emperor [[Justinian the Great]] in the 6th century. To this day, the Great Martyr's venerable head and left hand are presented for veneration by the Fathers of the Holy Monastery for the veneration of the faithful.

According to ancient usage, Some believe that St. Catherine (along with St. [[Mercurius the Great-martyr]]) was celebrated originally on [[November 24]], whereas the holy [[Hieromartyr]]s [[Clement of Rome]] and [[Peter of Alexandria]] were celebrated on the [[November 25|25th]]. The dates of the feasts of these saints were interchanged belief that St. Catherine's feast day was changed to November 25 at the requests request of the [[St. Catherine's Monastery (Sinai)|Church and Monastery of Sinai]], so that the festival of Catherine, their [[patron saint|patron]], might be celebrated more festively together with the [[leavetaking]] of the [[Presentation of the Theotokos]], is contradicted by original documents at the Sinai Monastery. The Imperial Holy and God-trodden Monastery of Sinai which popularly bears the name of St. Catherine, along with the world wide Greek Orthodox Church continues to commemorate the Great Martyr and Bride of Christ on November 25. The Slavic churches, however, continue to commemorate these saints on their original the datesas mentioned above.{{ref|1}}

:for with the [[Holy Spirit]]'s swordpower