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Schema-nun Martha of Diveyevo
Venerable Schema-nun Martha of Diveyevo
New Calendar August 21 Old Calendar September 3
Why they are a saint
Our Venerable Mother Martha (in the world Maria Semenovna Milyukova) was born on February 10, 1810 into a peasant family of the Nizhny Novgorod governorate, Ardatovsky district, in the village of Pozhidovo (now Malinovka). The Orthodox Church commemorates Schema-nun Martha of Diveyevo on August 21.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Orthodox Christians usually take Schema-nun Martha of Diveyevo as a patron when they bear the name Schema-nun at baptism, or were born or baptized near the feast on August 21. As a monastic, she is also asked for help in prayer, fasting, and repentance.
Prayer
O holy Schema-nun Martha of Diveyevo, 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.