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1. Trimelda McDaniels

   9 months ago

   I can't believe no one can find anything on this saint! Her story is extraordinary and very extensive. Just look on the Orthodox church sites. Here's what they have to say on her feast day, which is today, September 4th:
   
   
   Commemorated on September 4
   
   The Holy Martyr Hermione was a daughter of St Philip the Deacon (October 11). Wishing to see the holy Apostle John the Theologian, Hermione with her sister Eutychia went to Asia Minor in search of the saint. During their journey, they learned the saint had died. Continuing on, the sisters met a disciple of St Paul named Petronius, and imitating him in everything, they became his disciples. St Hermione, having mastered the healing arts, rendered help to many Christians and healed the sick by the power of Christ.
   
   During this period, the emperor Trajan (98-117) waged war against the Persians and he came with his army through the village where the saint lived. When they accused Hermione of being a Christian, he gave orders to bring her to him.
   
   At first the emperor, with casual admonitions, sought to persuade the saint to renounce Christ. When this did not succeed, he commanded that she should be struck on the face for several hours, but she joyfully endured this suffering. Moreover, she was comforted by a vision of the Lord, in the form of Petronius, sitting upon the throne of judgment. Convincing himself that she was steadfast in her faith, Trajan sent her away. Hermione later built a hospice in which she took in the sick, treating their infirmities both of body and soul.
   
   Trajan's successor, Hadrian, again commanded that the saint be brought to trial for confessing the Christian Faith. At first, the emperor commanded that she be beaten mercilessly, then they pierced the soles of her feet with nails, and finally they threw her into a cauldron with boiling tar, lead and sulphurous brimstone. The saint bore everything, giving thanks to God.
   
   And the Lord granted her His mercy: the fire went out, the lead spilled out, and the saint remained unharmed. Hadrian in surprise went up to the place of torture and touched at the cauldron, to ascertain whether it had cooled. When he touched at the cauldron, he burned the skin on his hand, but even this did not dissuade the torturer.
   
   He gave orders to heat a sort of skillet and put the holy martyr in it naked. Here again another miracle took place. An angel of the Lord scattered the hot coals and burned many who stood by the fire. The saint stood in the skillet, as though on green grass, singing hymns of praise to the Lord.
   
   When she was removed from the skillet, the holy martyr seemed to be willing to offer sacrifice to the pagan god Hercules. The delighted emperor gave orders to take her off to the temple. When the saint prayed to God, a loud thunderclap was heard, and all the idols in the pagan temple fell and shattered.
   
   In a rage, the emperor ordered that Hermione be led out of the city and beheaded. Two servants, Theodulus and Theotimos, were entrusted to carry out the execution. Since they were in such a hurry to execute the saint, not allowing her time for prayer, their hands withered. Then they believed in Jesus Christ and with repentance they fell at the feet of St Hermione. They besought her to pray that the Lord would call them to Himself before her. This is what transpired, through her prayers. After this, she also fell asleep in the Lord.
   

2. jana

   10 months ago

   can some tell me about her i'm so confused i must do a project on her and i dont know what to say! need more information :) anyone care to excplain!!!

3. Just a girl

   1 year ago

   Well, "Serken": sorry! i didnt know. thanks for that message. No, really, i appreciated it :)

4. Serken

   1 year ago

   To "just a girl": I just wanted to let you know that St. Clare isn't the patron of television. She is the patron of sore eyes. I don't mean this in a mean way or anything, just to point that out for you.

5. Natasha

   1 year ago

   Hermione is a girl

6. Wolf

   1 year ago

   St. Hermione isn't the patroness saint of anything.
   She is the holy martyr of Ephesus.

7. Just a girl

   1 year ago

   I choose Clare as my conformation saint because she is the Patron of Television. -hoping that would help me become a better actress..
   My cousin and her friend picked Hermione because of Harry Potter. They don't know what she is a patron of, therefore i'm looking up what that is.

8. Wolf

   1 year ago

   I chose St. Hermione 4 my confimation name because I admire her generosity and caringness.

9. Ashleigh

   2 years ago

   Why can't they pick that name because of Harry Potter? If Hermione in the HP books has some correlation with someone's Confirmation journey as well as the St. herself, what is the big deal then?
   
   Some people choose their St. name because it's exactly their name which to me is far worse. If it's important to someone then to each his/her own.

10. Julia

    2 years ago

    you guys u cant pick tht name cuz of harry potter its someone who inspiraes u if hemrione in harry potter inspries u name ir kid name but so u actually know alot about St.Hermione??

11. bananna

    2 years ago

    i love hermione in harry potter so im thinking of choosing that name for my confirmation :)

12. Nina

    2 years ago

    I am taking St. Hermione as my confirmation name. I'm very excited to have to opportunity to have this name not only because I am extremely obsessed with Harry Potter, but because I find her to be an inspirational character. I have to write a paper on her in order to get confirmed, and this lack of information is slightly dissapointing. Anyways, I am (as I said before) extremely happy to have this name, and I thank the creators and moderators and administrators of www.catholic.org for having an extensive list of saints, which helped me a lot, considering I am a very very picky person.

13. Lily

    2 years ago

    i am having saint hermione 4 my confirmation and i need 2 find our more about her but! there is not much info here at all on her:(
    i love harry potter

14. Angela

    2 years ago

    i woul love to use st hermonie for my report, but i would like this to have more info.

15. Harmonie

    3 years ago

    I'm using her for my religion project. I love learning new things! cant wait to start research.

16. Lauren

    3 years ago

    i am taking this name for my confirmation name because of harry potter!!!!!!

17. finlay

    3 years ago

    i am thinking of using this name but my religion teacher thinks i only like it because i like harry potter!!!!!can u believe that!!!!!!!!

18. Morgan

    3 years ago

    I took Hermione as my confirmation name in honor of St. Hermione. I find her inspirational :)

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