the luminous one is the name of the samaritan woman at the well in eastern orthodox church tradition.
the luminous one is the name of the samaritan woman at the well in eastern orthodox church tradition.
what is the name of the samaritan woman at the well in eastern orthodox church tradition?
the luminous one
in eastern christian tradition, the woman's name at the time of her meeting jesus is unknown, though she was later christened "photina". she is celebrated as a saint of renown. as further recounted in and , she was quick to spread the news of her meeting with jesus, and through this many came to believe in him. her continuing witness is said to have brought so many to the christian faith that she is described as "equal to the apostles". eventually, having drawn the attention of emperor nero, she was brought before him to answer for her faith, suffering many tortures and dying a martyr after being thrown down a dry well. she is remembered on the sunday four weeks after pascha, which is known as "the sunday of the samaritan woman".
samaritan woman at the well
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the samaritan woman at the well is a figure from the gospel of john, in . in eastern orthodox and eastern catholic traditions, she is venerated as a saint with the name photine (also photini, photina, meaning "the luminous one" from , "light").









































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the woman appears in john 4:4–42:
samaritan woman at the well