Elisabeta din Constantinopol

Cuvioasa Elisabeta din Constantinopol sau Elisabeta făcătoarea de minuni a fost o cuvioasă maică care a trăit la Constantinopol. Unele surse dau ca dată a trecerii ei la Domnul anul 540, iar altele o plasează la diferite date care pot merge până în secolul al IX-lea. Prăznuirea ei în Biserica Ortodoxă se face la data de 24 aprilie, în ziua care urmează prăznuirii sfântului mucenic Gheorghe (fiind reprezentată în unele icoane ca biruitoare asupra balaurului).

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From an early age and throughout her life, Elizabeth manifested holiness through strict asceticism. She became a nun at the Convent of Ss. Cosmas and Damian in Constantinople.

After her repose, her relics, and even the soil around her grave became known for healing the sick and suffering.

In some icons, she is shown having triumphed over a dragon. Her feast day follows that of St. George the Dragon-slayer.

Legături externe

• St Elizabeth the Wonderworker of Constantinople (OCA)
• "Life of St. Elisabeth the Wonderworker" translated by Valerie Karras, an extract from Holy Women of Byzantium: Ten Saints' Lives in English Translation, edited by Alice-Mary Talbot
• "Ven. Elizabeth the Wonderworker" from Bulgakov's Handbook for Church Servers, translated by Fr. Eugene Tarris (OCA)
• The Nun Elizabeth the Wonderworker
• Sinaxar 24 aprilie

Further reading

• "The Life and Struggles of Our Holy Mother Among the Saints, Elisabeth of Constantinople, Whose Memory the Holy Church Celebrates on the 24th of April." from The Lives of the Spiritual Mothers, published by Holy Apostles Convent, pp. 136-138.