Saint Julitta of Caesarea

A life of faith

Julitta lived at Caesarea in Cappadocia during the persecution associated with Diocletian. After another person took her property, she sought a remedy in court. Her opponent answered the claim by exposing her Christian identity, and the judge made restoration of her property conditional on renouncing Christ. She refused that demand and was executed. The OCA places her death near the beginning of the fourth century and notes Basil the Great's later praise of her. Her commemoration remembers a woman denied legal protection because of her faith, whose effort to obtain justice became an occasion for coercion rather than an impartial hearing.

The Eastern Orthodox Church remembers saints in prayer and commemoration. Their lives offer examples for Christians learning to live their faith.

A reflection

Consider whether a vulnerable person can seek fair treatment without being pressured to abandon a conviction. Julitta's commemoration places freedom of conscience beside the need for justice.

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