Sofia tours – Martyr Sophia (Sofia) and three daughters
Sofia tours – The Holy Martyrs Saint Sofia and her daughters Faith, Hope and Love were born in Italy. Their mother was a pious Christian widow who named her daughters after the three Christian virtues. Faith was twelve, Hope was ten, and Love was nine. Saint Sofia raised them in the love of the Lord Jesus Christ. Saint Sofia and her daughters did not hide their faith in Christ, but openly confessed it before everyone. Just like St. Paul, who spent about three and a half years in Ephesus, preaching and spreading the love for Jesus Christ (day tours Ephesus).
An official in the name of Antiochus denounced them to the emperor Hadrian (117-138). He, in his turn, ordered their bringing to Rome. Realizing that they would be taken before the emperor, the holy virgins prayed fervently to the Lord Jesus Christ. They asked him to give them the strength not to fear torture and death. When the holy virgins and their mother came before the emperor, everyone present looked in amazement at their composure. They looked as though they were at some happy festival, rather than to torture. Summoning each of the sisters in turn, Hadrian urged them to offer sacrifice to the goddess Artemis. The young girls remained unyielding.
Burned the holy virgins
Then the emperor ordered their torture. They burned the holy virgins over an iron grating, then threw them into a red-hot oven, and finally into a cauldron with boiling tar, but the Lord preserved them.
Sofia tours, guided tour Sofia continue the story. The youngest child, Love, was tied to a wheel and they beat her with rods until her body was covered all over with bloody welts. After undergoing unspeakable torments, the holy virgins glorified their Heavenly Bridegroom and remained steadfast in the Faith.
They subjected Saint Sofia to another grievous torture. The mother had to watch the suffering of her daughters. She displayed adamant courage, and urged her daughters to endure their torments for the sake of the Heavenly Bridegroom. All three maidens were beheaded, and joyfully bent their necks beneath the sword. We promise there won’t be any swords or anybody beheaded on our tours. Just fun and great time. Any tour (private tour guide Istanbul, for example) of ours you make with us, will leave a lifelong impression on you.
In order to intensify Saint Sofia’s inner suffering, the emperor permitted her to take the bodies of her daughters. She placed their remains in coffins and loaded them on a wagon. She drove beyond the city limits and reverently buried them on a high hill. Saint Sofia sat there by the graves of her daughters for three days, and finally she gave up her soul.
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