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Photine of Samaria

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[[Image:Photini.jpg|right|frame|St. Photine the Samaritan Woman]]
The holy and glorious Great-martyr '''Photine of Samaria''' (also ''Photini'' or ''Svetlana''), [[Equal-to-the-Apostles]], encountered [[Christ]] at the [[Jacob's Well (Nablus, West Bank)|well of Jacob]]. Tradition relates that the [[Apostles]] [[baptism|baptized]] her with the name "Photine" meaning "enlightened one." Her [[feast day]]s are celebrated on [[February 26]] with those who suffered with her (Greek tradition), [[March 20]] (Slavic tradition), and the [[Pentecostarion#Fifth_Sunday_of_Pascha:_The_Samaritan_Woman|Sunday of the Samaritan Woman]].
==Life==
[[Category:Martyrs]]
[[Category:Saints]]
[[Category:1st-century saints]]
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