Samaritan woman at the well
PhotinaTM (also Photini and Fotini, AltGr. Φωτεινή = the Enlightened One ) ( † 66 in Rome or Carthage ) is encountered in the Greek tradition, the name of the Samaritan woman, Jesus at Jacob's well and is revered as a saint. It is counted among the martyrs and the Apostles United match.
Jesus and the Samaritan Woman
The encounter of Jesus with the Samaritan woman is portrayed in the Gospel of John ( chapter 4). Then Jesus sat down on the way from Jerusalem to Galilee at Jacob's well in Sychar in Samaria, as a ( in the Bible unnamed ) was come Samaritan woman and was asked by Jesus to give him something to drink. When she pointed out to him that Jews and Samaritans tended not to associate with each other, he explained that he had to give water, the silent every thirst. Then the Samaritan woman asked him to give her such water. Jesus told her that he knew that she had had five husbands, but now living with someone with whom she was not married. The Samaritan woman, impressed by the prophetic gift of Jesus, confessed that they believe in the coming of Christ, the Messiah, and Jesus gave her as to recognize this. The adventitious disciples marveled that Jesus was talking to a woman. The Samaritan woman came under his back to the city and well known to Christ.
Martyrdom
The Samaritan woman was baptized by the disciples in the name PhotinaTM. She converted her five sisters Anatole, Photo, Photis, Paraskeve and Kyriake and her two sons, Joseph and Victor to Christianity. After the martyrdom of Peter and Paul, she moved with her sisters and her son Joseph to Carthage, to spread the teachings of Christ there. They said to have died there as a martyr under Emperor Nero.
After Dimitri of Rostov her eldest son Victor had won in the Roman army in Asia Minor in the fight against the barbarians and had been appointed commander of Attalia. Later, he was summoned to Rome to persecute Christians. Sebastian, a Roman official knew that Victor was a Christian and asked him lay on his faith to write his relatives in Carthage, so that they no longer spread the Christian faith in the future and in any case he should Christians about planned actions against them be informed. Victor replied that he, like his mother wants to teach Christianity. When Sebastian threatened him felt this a stab in the eye and went blind. After four days, Jesus appeared to him and spoke to him. Then he was baptized and immediately got back his eyesight. His servants, who had seen the miracle, were baptized also. When Nero was informed he had the Christians bring to Rome. The faithful God appeared and this made them not to give courage, because Nero and all his servants would be defeated. In addition, Viktor should from now on Phontinus ( the Enlightened One ) are called, as he had many enlightened.
PhotinaTM who had learned of the operations that left Carthage and went with her sisters and Joseph to Rome and was also arrested. Nero demanded of them to renounce Christianity. Since they refused, he ordered one should break their fingers. However, this felt neither pain nor do they wore them any injury. Well Sebastian, Photinus and Joseph were blinded and imprisoned and PhotinaTM and her sisters were placed in the imperial court under the supervision of his daughter Domnina. But should this poison converted Nero's own daughter, her servant and the magician who PhotinaTM, to Christianity.
After three years of Nero stated that the detainees could see again and had spread the Christian faith among the prisoners. He ordered Christians to crucify and whip. After four days, he asked whether the Christians had died? The messengers went blind when they reached the crucifixion place only to find that an angel had freed and healed the martyrs. Through the prayers of the Crucified, the messengers were cured of their blindness and these were baptized therefore.
Now Nero PhotinaTM ordered skinning and throw in a fountain. Sebastian, Photinus and Joseph were the legs cut off and accused of dogs to be devoured, after them the skin was peeled off. The Sisters of PhotinaTM the breasts was cut off and peeled off the skin. Photis, who survived this, then the legs were tied to two bent down trees. When they severed the ropes she was torn. All other Christians were beheaded.
PhotinaTM was pulled from the well, and brought twenty days in jail. She was taken to Nero and should sacrifice to the Roman gods. But she spat Nero 's face and refused to betray their faith. Now she was again thrown into the well, where they eventually died.
Worship
Your head will be in Rome in the Church of Saint Paul Outside the Walls. Your feast day is after the Roman Martyrology March 20, in the Orthodox Church February 26 and in the Armenian Apostolic Church of the 31st of August.