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Matrona (other)
Matrona may refer to: Given name * Matrona Nikonova, known as Matrona of Moscow, a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church * Matrona of Barcelona, a saint of the Roman Catholic Church, born in Thessaloniki and venerated in Barcelona * Matrona of Chios, also known as Chiopolitissa, a 15th-century saint of the Orthodox Church, born in the island of Chios, Greece * Matrona of Perge, A fifth century saint of the Byzantine Church, born in the city of Perge Pamphylia (Asia Minor) Other * Dea Matrona, a singular form of ''Matronae'' or ''Matrones'', mother goddesses attested in the Roman era among Celtic and Germanic regions * Matres and Matronae, female deities * Matrona, Latin name of the river Marne, France * ''Matrona'' (damselfly), a genus of damselflies in the family Calopterygidae * Matrona, a story arc of the Philippine comic strip series Pugad Baboy * Pedro Matrona (1927–2019), Curaçaoan footballer See also * *Matryona Matryona or Matrena () is a Russian feminine given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matrona Nikonova
Matrona Dmitrievna Nikonova (; 1881/1885 – 2 May 1952) is a canonized saint of the Russian Orthodox Church who is said to have had the gifts of prophecy, spiritual vision, and healing from early childhood. Early life Matrona was born to Dmitry and Natalia Nikonov in the village of Sebino in Tula Province.''Blessed Matrona, Pravmir Portal, May 2009, in Russian'' She was the fourth child in the family. Her struggling parents planned to place her in an orphanage after her birth but her mother changed her mind after she had a dream, in which she saw that a white bird of divine beauty, with empty eye sockets, landed on her breast. When Matrona was born, she was blind, with eyelids closed over empty eye sockets. Her mother took this as a heavenly sign. According to legend, by the time she was eight, she had revealed prophetic and healing powers. Revolution Following the Russian Revolution of 1917, she and her friend Lydia Yankova became homeless peasants who left their villages to fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matrona Of Barcelona
Matrona of Barcelona or Matrona of Thessalonica (, ) is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox Church. She was recognized as a saint pre-congregation. She lived in the third or fourth century. She was a young girl and a slave to the Jewish woman Pautila (or Pantilla), wife of one of the military commanders (some sources say governor) of Thessaloniki, Thessalonica. According to legend, she believed in Christ from her youth and Pautila constantly tried to convert her to Judaism. There are two stories of her martyrdom in one she was killed in Rome for taking time to ministering to Christians, in the other she was so severely beaten when she refused to enter a synagogue with her mistress that she subsequently died of her wounds. She is venerated in Barcelona and some villages in Catalonia. She is patron saint of the Santa Madrona church in Barcelona, the Santa Madrona hermitage in the mountain of Montjuïc, as well as churches in the villages of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
