Saint Porphyry

Saint Porphyry

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  • Description / Title of the Saint : Bishop

Saint Porphyry

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  • Memorial Day / Feast Day of Saint Porphyry: February 26
  • Description / Title of the Saint : Bishop
  • Date of Death: Saint Porphyry died 420
 
 

The Story and History of Saint Porphyry
The story and history of Saint Porphyry. At the age of twenty-five, Porphyry, a rich citizen of Thessalonica, left the world for one of the great religious houses in the desert of Sceté. Here he remained five years, and then, finding himself drawn to a more solitary life, passed into Palestine, where he spent a similar period in the severest penance, till ill health obliged him to moderate his austerities. He then made his home in Jerusalem, and in spite of his ailments visited the Holy Places every day; thinking, says his biographer, so little of his sickness that he seemed to be afflicted in another body, and not his own.

About this time God put it into his heart to sell all he had and give to the poor, and then in reward of the sacrifice restored him by a miracle to perfect health. In 393 he was ordained priest and intrusted with the care of the relics of the true cross; three years later, in spite of all the resistance his humility could make, he was consecrated Bishop of Gaza. That city was a hotbed of paganism, and Porphyry found in it an ample scope for his apostolic zeal. His labors and the miracles which attended them effected the conversion of many; and an imperial edict for the destruction of the pagan temples, obtained through the influence of St. John Chrysostom, greatly strengthened his hands. When St. Porphyry first went to Gaza, he found there one temple more splendid than the rest, in honor of the chief god.

When the edict went forth to destroy all traces of heathen worship, St. Porphyry determined to put Satan to special shame where he had received special honor. A Christian church was built upon the site, and its approach was paved with the marbles of the heathen temple. Thus every worshipper of Jesus Christ trod the relics of idolatry and superstition underfoot each time he went to assist at the holy Mass. He lived to see his diocese for the most part clear of idolatry, and died in 420.

Feast Day of Saint Porphyry
The Feast Day of Saint Porphyry is February 26. The origin of Feast Days: most saints have specially designated feast days and are associated with a specific day of the year and these are referred to as the saint's feast day. The feast days first arose from the very early Christian custom of the annual commemoration of martyrs on the dates of their deaths at the same time celebrating their birth into heaven.

 

Saint Porphyry

  • Short, concise biography of Saint Porphyry
  • History, Life, Biography, Facts and Information
  • Fast, concise facts and information about Saint Porphyry
  • Memorial, or Feast Day, of Saint Porphyry - February 26
  • History, Life, Biography, Dates, Facts and Information
  • Date of Death: 420
  • Important Dates surrounding the life of Saint Porphyry
  • Life History, Story, Biography, Myths and Legends
  • Description / Title of the Saint : Bishop
 
 

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