Her legend states that she was of noble birth and promised to a Moor in an arranged marriage. Eurosia escaped and hid in a cave. Unfortunately, the smoke from her fire led to her capture. She was dragged from the cave by her hair and martyred.
According to an alternate tradition, she was born Dobroslava into the ducal family of Bohemia in 864. When orphaned, Dobroslava was adopted by the succeeding duke, Borivoj I. Borivoj's wife was Saint Ludmila, who converted her adoptive daughter to the Christian faith. Dobroslava became Eurosia ("eloquent") – the Greek translation of her Slavic name.[citation needed]
Borivoj was deposed by pagans, but restored thanks to the efforts of Saint Methodius. In 880, Methodius was ordered by Pope John VIII to find a worthy spouse for the son of the king of Pamplona, Prince Fortún; this son was heir to the throne of Aragon and Navarre, and would be a critical player in the fight against the Moors in Spain.
Eurosia, now sixteen years old, was considered a good candidate and was brought to Spain in 880. As she crossed the Pyrenees, she planned to meet her future spouse at Jaca. However, this area had become a war zone. A Moorish captain named Aben Lupo planned to wed Eurosia for himself and attacked the Bohemian party. However, thanks to the bravery of Eurosia's escort, the young bride-to-be managed to escape through the mountains. She was pursued and eventually caught. Eurosia invoked the heavens and a lightning bolt hit the ground near her captors. Nevertheless, her limbs were amputated and she was beheaded. After she was beheaded, a storm came, terrorizing her tormentors.[1]
Venerationedit
A shepherd of Yebra de Basa is said to have discovered her relics in the 11th century thanks to an apparition of the Virgin Mary that identified their resting place. Her head remained at the original simple shrine, while Sancho Ramírez, recognizing the importance of Eurosia's relics, brought her body to Jaca, which he had designated the capital of his kingdom of Aragon. Drawing pilgrims to his city, he shifted the traditional route of the Way of St. James, which had followed the Roman military route of the Puerto del Palo by the Monastery of San Pedro de Siresa to Berdún. He established a route through Somport and Jaca, to bring traffic through his city, reinforced by publicized miracles at the urban shrine that was now on the direct route of the Camino de Santiago.[2]
Her cult spread throughout Béarn and northern Italy thanks to the subsequent campaigns of the Spanish realm in those regions.
It is unclear when Eurosia became patroness of the demonically possessed. Until 1947, when the bishop of Jaca prohibited the practice, those who were afflicted with possession were brought together in a procession and followed an urn carrying her relics.[3]
Referencesedit
^"Sant' Eurosia di Jaca". Santiebeati.it. 2004-12-16. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
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(in Italian) Sant' Eurosia di Jaca
(in Spanish) Elena Gusano Galindo, "Santa Orosia, Patrona de los Endemoniados"
January 01, 1970
eurosia, blessed, fabris, fabris, moth, genus, moth, romanian, village, orosia, cuci, mureş, orosia, patron, saint, jaca, city, province, huesca, northeastern, spain, pyrenees, centre, cult, spain, fiesta, santa, orosia, celebrated, june, tradition, states, th. For the Blessed Eurosia Fabris see Eurosia Fabris For the moth genus see Eurosia moth For the Romanian village of Orosia see Cuci Mures Eurosia or Orosia is the patron saint of Jaca a city in the province of Huesca of northeastern Spain in the Pyrenees the centre of her cult In Spain the Fiesta de Santa Orosia is celebrated on 25 June Tradition states that she was born in Bayonne or perhaps Bohemia and died in 880 martyred by the Moors at Jaca SaintEurosiaImage of Saint Eurosia whose hands have been cut off Colle Umberto Italy 17th century MartyrBorn864Died880 ADVenerated inCatholic Church Eastern Orthodox ChurchCanonizedCultus confirmed in 1902 by Pope Leo XIIIMajor shrineJacaFeast25 June Her legend states that she was of noble birth and promised to a Moor in an arranged marriage Eurosia escaped and hid in a cave Unfortunately the smoke from her fire led to her capture She was dragged from the cave by her hair and martyred Contents 1 Eurosia as Bohemian princess 2 Veneration 3 References 4 External linksEurosia as Bohemian princess editAccording to an alternate tradition she was born Dobroslava into the ducal family of Bohemia in 864 When orphaned Dobroslava was adopted by the succeeding duke Borivoj I Borivoj s wife was Saint Ludmila who converted her adoptive daughter to the Christian faith Dobroslava became Eurosia eloquent the Greek translation of her Slavic name citation needed Borivoj was deposed by pagans but restored thanks to the efforts of Saint Methodius In 880 Methodius was ordered by Pope John VIII to find a worthy spouse for the son of the king of Pamplona Prince Fortun this son was heir to the throne of Aragon and Navarre and would be a critical player in the fight against the Moors in Spain Eurosia now sixteen years old was considered a good candidate and was brought to Spain in 880 As she crossed the Pyrenees she planned to meet her future spouse at Jaca However this area had become a war zone A Moorish captain named Aben Lupo planned to wed Eurosia for himself and attacked the Bohemian party However thanks to the bravery of Eurosia s escort the young bride to be managed to escape through the mountains She was pursued and eventually caught Eurosia invoked the heavens and a lightning bolt hit the ground near her captors Nevertheless her limbs were amputated and she was beheaded After she was beheaded a storm came terrorizing her tormentors 1 Veneration editA shepherd of Yebra de Basa is said to have discovered her relics in the 11th century thanks to an apparition of the Virgin Mary that identified their resting place Her head remained at the original simple shrine while Sancho Ramirez recognizing the importance of Eurosia s relics brought her body to Jaca which he had designated the capital of his kingdom of Aragon Drawing pilgrims to his city he shifted the traditional route of the Way of St James which had followed the Roman military route of the Puerto del Palo by the Monastery of San Pedro de Siresa to Berdun He established a route through Somport and Jaca to bring traffic through his city reinforced by publicized miracles at the urban shrine that was now on the direct route of the Camino de Santiago 2 There is a chapel dedicated to her in La Seo Cathedral Zaragoza Her cult spread throughout Bearn and northern Italy thanks to the subsequent campaigns of the Spanish realm in those regions It is unclear when Eurosia became patroness of the demonically possessed Until 1947 when the bishop of Jaca prohibited the practice those who were afflicted with possession were brought together in a procession and followed an urn carrying her relics 3 References edit Sant Eurosia di Jaca Santiebeati it 2004 12 16 Retrieved 2012 08 03 Antropologia Santa Orosia Andarines com Retrieved 2012 08 03 Eurosia Andarines com Retrieved 2012 08 03 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint Eurosia Saints of June 25 Eurosia Orosia Archived 2017 04 19 at the Wayback Machine Saint Eurosia in Italian Sant Eurosia di Jaca in Spanish Elena Gusano Galindo Santa Orosia Patrona de los Endemoniados Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eurosia amp oldid 1183860061, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
