Saint Chryse of Meglen Resource Page

St. Chryse (Zlata) of Meglen (Feast Day - October 13)

Verses

In torments, O Chryse, you were as brilliant
As gold that has been purified by fire.

 

Holy New Martyr Chryse of Meglen (+ 1796)) 

 

Holy New Martyr Zlata of Meglen (+ 1796) 

 

Holy Neomartyr Chryse as a Model for our Lives

 

Commemoration of the Miracle of the Holy Great Martyr Zlata (Chryse) in Skopje (1912)
 

Official Trailer: Saint Chryse (2021)

 

Movie: "Saint Chryse - A Ray of Light in the Years of Slavery" (2023)

 

Commemoration of the Miracle of the Holy Great Martyr Zlata (Chryse) in Skopje (1912)

 

The Holy Great Martyr Zlata of Meglen, known also as Saint Chryse, was born and lived in the Bulgarian village of Slatino in Meglen. At that time, Bulgaria was under Turkish rule.

From her youth, Zlata was distinguished by her extraordinary strength of character, steadfast faith in Christ, chastity, and beauty. A local Turk repeatedly attempted to seduce the girl and force her to convert to Islam. But neither persuasion, nor threats, nor monstrous torture, which continued for many months, broke the spirit of this glorious confessor of Christ. Finally in 1795 she was hung from a tree and hacked to death.