Margaret

Greatmartyr Marina (Margaret) of Antioch in Pisidia

Forms of name: Margaret, Marina

The daughter of a pagan priest, Marina was disowned when she became a Christian. She was arrested at age 15 during the persecution under Diocletian. The local governor wanted to marry her, but she refused his offer and would not renounce Christ, so he had her brutally tortured and finally beheaded.

Commemorated: July 17
 
Saints of the Orthodox Church