Zita rokuti Marina inobva muchiGiriki uye rinoreva "gungwa", "zera". Mukuwedzera, iri zita nderimwe remapatete emukadzikadzi wechiGiriki wekunaka uye rudo rweAphrodite.
MuOrthodoxy pakanga panewo vasande vanoverengeka vainzi Marina mukuremekedzwa mazita mazuva uye zuva reMutumwa rinochengetwa. Marine ane mazuva maviri ezuva reMutumwa - March 13 neJuly 30.
Zuva reMutumwa anonzi Marina mumutendero weOrthodox
Zita remusi-mazuva ezita racho anopembererwa mukuremekedza Marina Marina (Macedonian) nehanzvadzi yake Kira. Vasikana vaviri vakasvika pakuva vakuru, vakasarudza kubva mumba vevabereki vakanaka uye vakava vachemi. Vasikana vatsvene vaigara kunze kweguta mune zviduku zvakakumbirwa uye vakadya zvokudya kamwe chete mazuva makumi mana. Basa ravo roga roga vakavhiringidza chete rwendo rwokuenda kuSepeculcher, iri muJerusarema uye nebhokisi raFeqla muIsauria. Zvinoshamisa kuti panguva dzose mairi Marina naKoreshi havana kutora zvokudya uye vakatambura zvose.
Zuva rekuberekwa, iro rinowira musi waJuly 30 , rinopembererwa mukukudza kweGungwa reAndiyoochi, nzvimbo yekuberekwa yeAndiyokiya yekuPisidhiya (zvino ndiyo inharaunda yeTurkey). Baba vake vaiva mupirisita, asi pasinei neizvi, iye akakwezva nekutenda kwechiKristu. Pazera remakore gumi nemaviri, Saint Maryna akagamuchira rubhabhatidzo, semugumisiro wekuti baba vake vamurega.
Pazera remakore gumi nemashanu, musikana uyu akapiwa chirevo neruoko nemwoyo we mutongi weAndiyokiya. Asi hukama hwavo hwaifanira kuchinja kutenda, uko Marina asina kubvumirana. Ipapo akaiswa pasi pekutambudzwa kunotyisa: vakagadzika misumari mukati maro, vakaputirwa nematanda, vakapiswa nemoto. Pazuva rechitatu rekutambudzwa, zvikwata zvakatumirwa kubva mumaoko ake, uye chiedza chinoshamisa chaipenya pamusoro. Kuona izvi zvakashamisika vanhu vakatanga kurumbidza Mwari, izvo zvakatsamwisa mutongi. Akarayira kuurayiwa kweMutsvene uye vanhu vose vanotenda munaKristu. Pazuva iro, vanhu zviuru gumi vakaurawa. Nhasi, Western Church inoratidzira Marina, achimudana Margarita weAndiyoki. Makereke mazhinji anonzi zita rake.