St. Marina lived during the reign of Claudius II
(268-270). She was from Pisidia of Cilicia and was the only daughter of a
certain priest of the idols. On being orphaned by her mother, she was handed
over to a certain woman who instructed her in the Faith of Christ. When she was
fifteen years old, she was apprehended by the ruler of Olmbrius, and when asked
her name, homeland, and faith, she answered: "My name is Marina; I am the
offspring of the Pisidia; I call upon the Name of my Lord Jesus Christ."
Because of this she endured bonds, imprisonment, and many whippings, and was
finally beheaded in the year 270. Saint Marina is especially invoked for
deliverance from demonic possession.
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