TODAY IS A BLACK LETTER DAY! On the day the Great Lent begins, we celebrate Saint Hieromartyr Charalampus!
Sretenje is also called "Christ's Meeting in the Temple" or "Christ's Presentation."
TL;DR
- Saint Charalampus was a bishop in Magnesia who died for Christ at 113 years old.
- He bravely preached Christianity during the persecution under Emperor Septimius Severus.
- He endured extreme torture, including being flayed alive, and thanked his tormentors.
- He performed numerous miracles and converted many, including the emperor's daughter, Galina.
- Before his execution in 202 AD, he prayed for the health and salvation of all people.
- His body was honorably buried by Galina.