When our body is twisted by an illness, when the spirit and will are broken, and the hope for doctors melts like spring ice, we turn to other forces, higher and more powerful. Faith awakens in us - in God, in the saints and their help, in healing.
The origins of miracles
Saint Panteleimon, an icon with the image of which is in almost every family that seriously professes Christianity, and in every temple, has long been a middle name that has become its own - the Healer. The glorious story of a young man who dedicated himself to the Lord and was endowed with a powerful gift of healing is one of the most interesting and revealing in hagiographic literature. He was a resident of the Asia Minor city of Nicodemia. He was born into a we althy family, the head of which was an ardent pagan, and his mother from her youth worshiped Christ. True, she did this secretly - the then new religion was under the strictest ban, and its followers were subjected to severe persecution and severe persecution. However, the future Saint Panteleimon remembered little of his mother - she went to another world early. But benefici althe influence that she had on the personality of her son, the seeds of true faith, sown by her on the fertile soil of his soul, were not slow to manifest themselves. The father wanted his son to become a doctor - a profession revered and very profitable in Asia Minor. Moreover, he himself, not yet Saint Panteleimon, but simply the young man Pantoleon (a pagan version of the name) showed considerable ability in this profession. But his teacher, Euphrosynus, the most famous physician at that time, shared not only scientific knowledge with his pupil, but also spiritual knowledge.
Healer from God
The fact that the Lord marked the young man with his grace and endowed him with miraculous abilities was revealed rather quickly. Saint Panteleimon saw a child dying from the bite of an echidna. With fervent prayers, with an open heart, he turned to the Heavenly Father - to give him the art of saving the life of the youth. The words were heard - Panteleimon snatched the boy from the clutches of death, and then this name was assigned to him - the Healer. Soon Pantoleon was baptized. He continued to work miracles for the glory of the Lord, and the fame of him, of his amazing gift and abilities, reached Rome itself. Saint Panteleimon followed the commandments of God. He distributed his we alth to the disadvantaged, did not take money from the poor for treatment, and what rich patients gave him, he also distributed to the needs of the poor and hungry. The Healer's father initially disowned him. But one day he saw how his son healed a blind boy with the power of prayer. The shocked old pagan repented of his sins and believed in the one whose name does such unseen things.
Spiritualfield
Is it worth saying that Panteleimon treated not only the body and physical ailments. He used every opportunity to tell people about Christ, testify to his love, power and holiness. Naturally, the people deeply revered and respected their doctor. But other pagan doctors lost clients, earnings, and therefore hated the talented young man. One after another, denunciations flew to Rome. By order of Maximilian, emperor of Rome, a Christian doctor was seized, sent to prison and brutally tortured. But the holy Great Martyr Panteleimon did not die from sophisticated torture. To end once and for all with a formidable opponent, the emperor ordered to deprive the Healer of his head, and send the body to the fire. The command was carried out.
However, even after death, miracles continued: the fire did not scorch a single millimeter of the saint's body. It was secretly buried by Christians, and Panteleimon himself remained alive - in the memory of the people as a great martyr, the hope of all the sick and infirm. His memorial day is celebrated by all believers on August 9.
Speak to him with a prayer - and the saint will hear you. Will hear and help!
