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Saint · 492
Our Holy Mother Matrona
Our Holy Mother Matrona (492)
New Calendar November 22 Old Calendar December 5
Why they are a saint
She was from Perga in Pamphylia, and married very young, to a youth named Domitian, to whom she bore a daughter. The Orthodox Church commemorates Our Holy Mother Matrona on November 22.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Orthodox Christians usually take Our Holy Mother Matrona as a patron when they bear the name Our at baptism, or were born or baptized near the feast on November 22. Russian Orthodox faithful also honor his as one of their own.
Prayer
O holy Our Holy Mother Matrona, pray to God for us.
A short general prayer to a saint, not a liturgical text. No public-domain troparion for this saint is included.