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{{cleanup|standardization}}[[Image:Mamas_lion.jpg|right|thumb|St Mamas, the lamb and the lion: [[icon]] in the [[church]] at Morphou]] Saint '''Saint Mamasof Caesarea''' (sometimes: '''Mammas''', '''Mammes''', or '''Mammet''') was [[martyr]]ed c. 275 at the age of 15 in Cappadocia. He preached Christianity during his teenage years, and a lion from the fields is said to have remained with him as companion. In [[iconography]], his attribute is the lion. He is commemorated by the Church, with his parents martyrs Theodotus and Rufinaon, on [[September 2]]. (His [[feast day ]] is [[August 17]] in the [[Roman Catholic|Roman]] [[calendar]] and [[September 2]] in the [[Orthodoxy|Orthodox]] calendar.)
In [[Church of Cyprus|Cyprus]] Saint Mamas is popularly known as a poor [[hermit]] who lived in a cave near the Cypriot town of Morphou (Guzelyurt). According to When the local tradition he was a hermit living in very poor circumstances and when the Ottoman authorities tried to tax him, he evaded them. Soldiers were sent out and captured him , but on the way back to town, he saw a lion attacking a lamb, . He then escaped the soldiers, saved the lamb, jumped on the lion's back , and in that way came to town. His bravery earned him an exemption from the tax.==Hymns==[[Troparion]] ([[Tone]] 3) [http://www.oca.org/FSTropars.asp?SID=13&ID=102459]:Your holy martyr Mamas, O Lord,:Through his suffering has received an incorruptible crown from You, our God.:For having Your strength, he laid low low his adversaries,:And shattered the powerless boldness of demons.:Through his intercessions, save our souls!
[[Kontakion]] (Tone 3):Holy Mamas, :Lead your people your as a flock to life-giving pastures:With the staff God has given you;:Crush the invisible and fierce enemies beneath the feet of those who honor you.:For all of those who are in danger have received you as their fervent intercessor.==Sources and further detailsExternal links==* http[[w://en.Mammes of Caesarea|Mammes of Caesarea]] - wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Mamas
* http://www.nostos.com/church/Mamas.htm
* [http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=102459 Martyr Mamas of Caesarea in Cappadocia] - [[OCA]] website.
* [http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=190 Mammas the Martyr] - [[GOARCH]] website.
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[[Category:Martyrs]]
[[Category:Ante-Nicene Saints]]
[[Category:3rd-century saints]]

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