December 4 – what a church holiday, what to pray to St. Barbara

What church holiday will be celebrated tomorrow in Ukraine according to the new calendar and to whom the faithful pray – read in the material of TSN.ua.

Tomorrow, December 4, in the Orthodox calendar the day of memory of the holy great martyr Varvara. She lived in the III century in the city of Iliopolis (modern Syria or Egypt). She was the daughter of the wealthy pagan Dioscorus. Her father was a man of strict character and carefully protected his daughter. According to some stories, he even locked her in a tower to protect her from the influence of the world.

Varvara, despite her father's strictness, learned about the Christian faith. Her heart was filled with love for Jesus Christ, and she accepted baptism. She began to openly profess Christianity, even changed the architecture of the tower, ordering to make three windows as a symbol of the Holy Trinity.

Her father, having learned about his daughter's faith, was angry. Varvara was arrested and…