On July 16, the church honors the memory of St. martyr Julia the Virgin.
St. Julia was a native of Carthage. It originated from a marked genus. Her parents were Christians and gave her a Christian upbringing.
When the Persians conquered Carthage, they kidnapped many people. And little Julia was among the captives. It was bought by a pagan merchant in Syria. The merchant insisted that she renounce the faith of Christ and become one with him. Julia disagreed and he left her alone.
Once the merchant went to the island of Corsica on business, taking Julia with him. The inhabitants of the island then had a great pagan holiday. When they saw that Julia did not take part in the worship of idols, and when they learned that she was a Christian, they subjected her to terrible torment and finally crucified her. On the cross, Julia surrendered her soul to God. This happened in the IV century.
Name day is celebrated by Julia, Juliana, Julian, Juliana, Julian, Yulina, Yuli.
