The church honors the memory of the holy martyr Alexandra and the holy martyr Lazar Bulgarian on April 23
Saint Alexandra was the wife of Emperor Diocletian and practiced pagan rituals. She witnessed how Saint George was tortured, and he remained with unbroken faith. She saw the Lord heal his wounds and he was once again unharmed.
Saint George did not feel any fear and openly told his tormentors that he was a Christian and believed in Christ. Saint Alexandra also saw how the sword killed the young brave warrior Saint George. She became a Christian.
It wasn’t long before Emperor Diocletian discovered that his wife was also a Christian. That’s why he sent her to prison. Although she was of royal birth, Diocletian did not hesitate to torture her and finally sentence her to death. And Saint Alexandra was executed by sword in 303.
Saint Alexandra was once again talked about after a few centuries later her life was discovered in a Greek monastery, along with a canon in her honor.
Lazarus bore them stoically because of his faith in Christ. Therefore, he was killed on April 23, 1802 at the age of 28. Many miracles happened over the relics of St. Lazarus.
On April 23, name day is celebrated by all those who bear the name Alexander, Alexandra, Alexandrina, Alexandria, Alexi, Aleko, Sasho.
