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Margaret, known as Margaret of Antioch in the West, and as Saint Marina the Great Martyr (Ancient Greek: Ἁγία Μαρίνα) in the East, is celebrated as a saint on 20 July in Western Christianity, on 30th of July (Julian calendar) by the Eastern Orthodox Church, and on Epip 23 and Hathor 23 in the Coptic Orthodox Church.
St. Margaret of Antioch. The Martyr of Antioch is a choral work described as a "Sacred Musical Drama" [1] by the English composer Arthur Sullivan. It was first performed on 15 October 1880 at the triennial Leeds Music Festival, having been composed specifically for that event. Sullivan was musical director of the Leeds festival in 1880 and ...
The parish church of Linstead (Parva and Magna) is in Linstead Parva, and dedicated to St Margaret of Antioch, [4] an early Christian martyr. The 13th-century church building is well maintained and in regular use. [2] Historically the two Linsteads were separate parishes, with a church in Linstead Magna dedicated to St Peter. [4]
St Margaret's Church or the Church of St Margaret of Antioch is a Church of England parish church in Barking, East London.The church is a Grade I listed building, on a site dating back to the 13th century, within the grounds of Barking Abbey, the ruins of a former royal monastery that was originally established in the 7th century.
Saint Giles was prayed to for a good confession, and Saint Eustace as healer of family troubles. Domestic animals were also attacked by the plague, and so Saints George, Elmo, Pantaleon, and Vitus were invoked for their protection. Saint Margaret of Antioch is the patron of safe childbirth. [2]
In the Episcopal Church, St. Catherine is commemorated on 24 November, together with the martyrs Barbara of Nicomedia and Margaret of Antioch, [6] while in the Church of England her feast day is 25 November. [7]
In the aftermath of her death, “royal watchers” told The New York Times that Princess Margaret had opted to be cremated so that her remains could fit alongside her father King George VI’s ...
These are: Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Saint Margaret of Antioch, Saint Barbara and Saint Dorothea. Three of them – i. e. Saint Catherine, Saint Margaret and Saint Barbara – belong to the Fourteen Holy Helpers. In iconography these four capital virgins are often depicted together or around the Virgin Mary. Occasionally, instead of the ...