St. Pantaleon - святой великомученник Пантелеймон Исцелитель, который в католичестве Saint Pantaleon (Greek: Παντελεήμων [Panteleímon], "all-compassionate")
Feastday: July 27
Patron of Physicians, midwives, livestock, invoked against headaches, consumption, locusts, witchcraft, accidents and loneliness, helper for crying children
275 - 303
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Patron of Physicians, midwives, livestock, invoked against headaches, consumption, locusts, witchcraft, accidents and loneliness, helper for crying children
275 - 303
St Pantaleon came from Nicomedia, near the Black Sea, in Asia. He was such a famous doctor that the Emperor himself chose him for his own doctor. Pantaleon was a Christian, but the bad influence from the pagan court caused him to give up his Christian faith entirely.
A holy priest named Hermolaos made him realize what a sin he had committed. Pantaleon listened to him, detested his sin
and joined the Church once more. To make up for what he had done, he
greatly desired to suffer and die for Jesus. In the meantime, he
imitated Our Lord's charity by taking care of poor sick people without
any charge for his medical services.
When the Emperor Diocletian
began his persecution, Pantaleon at once gave away everything he owned
to the poor. Not long afterwards, he was accused of being a Christian.
He was given the choice of denying his Faith or being put to death. No torture could force Pantaleon to deny his Faith.
There has been strong devotion in past ages to this Saint. In the East he is called the "Great Martyr and Wonder-worker." Saint Pantaleon's feast day is July 27th.
from Wikipedia
Saint Pantaleon (Greek: Παντελεήμων
[Panteleímon], "all-compassionate"), counted in the West among the
late-medieval Fourteen Holy Helpers and in the East as one of the Holy
Unmercenary Healers, was a martyr of Nicomedia in Bithynia during the
Diocletian persecution
of 303 AD. Though there is evidence to suggest that a martyr named
Pantaleon existed, the various stories told of his life and death are
considered by some to be purely legendary.[1]
He was won back to Christianity by Saint Hermolaus (characterized as a bishop of the church at Nicomedia in the later literature), who convinced him that Christ was the better physician, signalling the significance of the exemplum of Pantaleon that faith is to be trusted over medical advice, marking the direction European medicine was to take until the 16th century.
St. Alphonsus Liguori wrote regarding this incident:
By miraculously healing a blind man by invoking the name of Jesus
over him, Pantaleon converted his father, upon whose death he came into
possession of a large fortune, but freed his slaves and, distributing
his wealth among the poor, developed a great reputation in Nicomedia.
Envious colleagues denounced him to the emperor during the Diocletian
persecution. The emperor wished to save him and sought to persuade him
to apostasy.
Pantaleon, however, openly confessed his faith, and as proof that
Christ is the true God, he healed a paralytic. Notwithstanding this, he
was condemned to death by the emperor, who regarded the miracle as an
exhibition of magic.
According to the later hagiography, Pantaleon's flesh was first burned with torches, whereupon Christ appeared to all in the form of Hermolaus to strengthen and heal Pantaleon. The torches were extinguished. Then a bath of molten lead was prepared; when the apparition of Christ stepped into the cauldron with him, the fire went out and the lead became cold. Pantaleon was now thrown into the sea, loaded with a great stone, which floated. He was thrown to wild beasts, but these fawned upon him and could not be forced away until he had blessed them. He was bound on the wheel, but the ropes snapped, and the wheel broke. An attempt was made to behead him, but the sword bent, and the executioners were converted to Christianity. Pantaleon implored heaven to forgive them, for which reason he also received the name of Panteleimon ("mercy for everyone" or "all-compassionate"). It was not until he himself desired it that it was possible to behead him, upon which there issued forth blood and a white liquid like milk.
St. Alphonsus wrote:
The Eastern tradition concerning Pantaleon follows more or less the
medieval Western hagiography, but lacks any mention of a visible
apparition of Christ. It states instead that Hermolaus was still alive
while Pantaleon's torture was under way, but was martyred himself only
shortly before Pantaleon's beheading along with two companions,
Hermippas and Thermocrates. The saint is canonically depicted as a
beardless young man with a full head of curly hair.
Pantaleon's relics, venerated at Nicomedia, were transferred to Constantinople. Numerous churches, shrines, and monasteries have been named for him; in the West most often as St. Pantaleon and in the East as St. Panteleimon; to him is consecrated the St. Panteleimon Monastery at Mount Athos, and the 12th-century Church of St. Panteleimon in Gorno Nerezi, in the Republic of Macedonia.
Armenians believe that the Gandzasar Monastery in Nagorno Karabakh
contains relics of St. Pantaleon, who was venerated in eastern provinces
of Armenia.
After the Black Death of the mid-14th century in Western Europe, as a patron saint of physicians and midwives, he came to be regarded as one of the fourteen guardian martyrs, the Fourteen Holy Helpers. Relics of the saint are to be found at Saint Denis at Paris; his head is venerated at Lyon. A Romanesque church was dedicated to him in Cologne in the 9th century at latest.
from WikipediaLegends
According to the martyrologies, Pantaleon was the son of a rich pagan, Eustorgius of Nicomedia, and had been instructed in Christianity by his Christian mother, Saint Eubula; however, after her death he fell away from the Christian church, while he studied medicine with a renowned physician Euphrosinos; under the patronage of Euphrosinos he became physician to the Emperor Maximian or Galerius.[1]He was won back to Christianity by Saint Hermolaus (characterized as a bishop of the church at Nicomedia in the later literature), who convinced him that Christ was the better physician, signalling the significance of the exemplum of Pantaleon that faith is to be trusted over medical advice, marking the direction European medicine was to take until the 16th century.
St. Alphonsus Liguori wrote regarding this incident:
He studied medicine with such success, that the Emperor Maximian appointed him his physician. One day as our saint was discoursing with a holy priest named Hermolaus, the latter, after praising the study of medicine, concluded thus: "But, my friend, of what use are all thy acquirements in this art, since thou art ignorant of the science of salvation?[2]
Icon of Saint Panteleimon, with scenes from his life, 13th century (Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai).
According to the later hagiography, Pantaleon's flesh was first burned with torches, whereupon Christ appeared to all in the form of Hermolaus to strengthen and heal Pantaleon. The torches were extinguished. Then a bath of molten lead was prepared; when the apparition of Christ stepped into the cauldron with him, the fire went out and the lead became cold. Pantaleon was now thrown into the sea, loaded with a great stone, which floated. He was thrown to wild beasts, but these fawned upon him and could not be forced away until he had blessed them. He was bound on the wheel, but the ropes snapped, and the wheel broke. An attempt was made to behead him, but the sword bent, and the executioners were converted to Christianity. Pantaleon implored heaven to forgive them, for which reason he also received the name of Panteleimon ("mercy for everyone" or "all-compassionate"). It was not until he himself desired it that it was possible to behead him, upon which there issued forth blood and a white liquid like milk.
St. Alphonsus wrote:
At Ravello, a city in the kingdom of Naples, there is a vial of his blood, which becomes blood every year [on his feastday], and may be seen in this state interspersed with the milk, as I, the author of this work, have seen it.[2]
Early veneration
The vitae containing these miraculous features are all late in date and "valueless" according to the Catholic Encyclopedia.[3] Yet the fact of his martyrdom itself seems to be supported by a veneration for which there is testimony in the 5th century, among others in a sermon on the martyrs by Theodoret (died ca 457);[4] Procopius of Caesarea (died ca 565?), writing on the churches and shrines constructed by Justinian I[5] tells that the emperor rebuilt the shrine to Pantaleon at Nicomedia; and there is mention of Pantaleon in the Martyrologium Hieronymianum.[6]Veneration in the East
Panteleimon, is shown here with a lancet in his right hand. This tile probably formed a frieze on a church wall or altar screen.[7] The Walters Art Museum.
The Church of St. Panteleimon in Gorno Nerezi, Skopje.
Pantaleon's relics, venerated at Nicomedia, were transferred to Constantinople. Numerous churches, shrines, and monasteries have been named for him; in the West most often as St. Pantaleon and in the East as St. Panteleimon; to him is consecrated the St. Panteleimon Monastery at Mount Athos, and the 12th-century Church of St. Panteleimon in Gorno Nerezi, in the Republic of Macedonia.
Church of St. Panteleimon, built in 1735-39, is one of the oldest in St. Petersburg.
Veneration in Western Europe
At the Basilica of the Vierzehnheiligen near Staffelstein in Franconia, St. Pantaleon is venerated with his hands nailed to his head, reflecting another legend about his death.After the Black Death of the mid-14th century in Western Europe, as a patron saint of physicians and midwives, he came to be regarded as one of the fourteen guardian martyrs, the Fourteen Holy Helpers. Relics of the saint are to be found at Saint Denis at Paris; his head is venerated at Lyon. A Romanesque church was dedicated to him in Cologne in the 9th century at latest.
Italy
In Italy, Pantaleon gives favourable lottery numbers and winners in dreams.[8] A phial containing some of his blood was long preserved at Ravello.[1] On the feast day of the saint, the blood was said to become fluid and to bubble (compare Saint Januarius). Paolo Veronese's painting of Pantaleon can be found in the church of San Pantalon in Venice; it shows the saint healing a child. Another painting of Pantaleon by Fumiani is also in the same church.[1] He was depicted in an 8th century fresco in Santa Maria Antiqua in Rome, and in a 10th century cycle of pictures in the crypt of San Crisogono in Rome.[1] In Calabria, there is small town named Papanice, after Pantaleon. Each year on his feast day, a statue of the saint is carried through the town to give a blessing for all those who seek it.France
In France, he was depicted in a window in Chartres Cathedral.[1] In southern France there are six communes under the protective name of Saint-Pantaléon. Though there are individual churches consecrated to him elsewhere, there are no communes named for him in the north or northwest of France. The six are:- Saint-Pantaléon, in the Lot département, Midi-Pyrénées
- Saint-Pantaléon, in the Vaucluse département, Provence - a wine-growing village
- Saint-Pantaléon-de-Lapleau, in the Corrèze département, Limousin
- Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche, in the Corrèze département, at the border of Périgord and Quercy
- Saint-Pantaléon-les-Vignes, in the Drôme département, Rhône-Alpes – a wine-growing village that is part of the Côtes du Rhône vinyard region
- Saint-Pantaléon, in the Saône-et-Loire département, Bourgogne – administratively linked to Autun, bishopric see
References
- ^ a b c d e f Butler, Alban (2000). Butler's Lives of the Saints. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 217. http://books.google.com/books?id=PBGzh1JK2gUC&pg=PA217.
- ^ a b Liguori, Alphonsus (1888). "SS. Hermolaus, Priest; and Pantaleon, Physician". Victories of the Martyrs. London: Benziger Brothers. pp. 308–311. http://www.archive.org/stream/victoriesmartyrs09liguuoft#page/n313/mode/2up.
- ^ Löffler, Klemens (1911). "St. Pantaleon". The Catholic Encyclopedia. 11. Robert Appleton Company. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11447a.htm. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ Graecarum affectionum curatio, Sermo VIII, "De martyribus", published in Migne, Patrologia Graeca, LXXXIII 1033
- ^ De aedificiis Justiniani (I, ix; V, ix)
- ^ Bollandists' Acta Sanctorum for November, II, 1, 97
- ^ "Saint Panteleimon". The Walters Art Museum. http://art.thewalters.org/detail/26666.
- ^ Jockle, Clemens (1995). Encyclopedia of Saints. London: Alpine Fine Arts Collection. p. 349.
- Life of St Panteleimon with a portrait in the traditional icon style[dead link]
- Paul Gerhard Aring (1993). "Pantaleon". In Bautz, Traugott (in German). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). 6. Herzberg: Bautz. cols. 1485–1486. ISBN 3-88309-044-1. http://www.bautz.de/bbkl/p/pantaleon.shtml.
- Catholic Encyclopedia: Saint Pantaleon
- Paul Guérin, Les Petits Bollandistes: Vies des Saints, (Bloud et Barral: Paris, 1882), Vol. 9 Hagiography for children (in English)
- Article in OrthodoxWiki
- St. Panteleimon
- Gandzasar Monastery, Nagorno Karabakh
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5 months ago St. Pantaleon, pray for me to get strength to face upto the trials and tribulations of this work a day world, with courage, fortitude and forgiveness.
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5 months ago St. Pantaleon of Ravello pray for and heal all sick children, through your powerful intercession. Amen
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5 months ago happy feast day St. Pantaleon. please help me with the pressures of medical school. please help me to become a good doctor that truly helps the poor. thank you
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1 year ago I love what St. Pantaleon did to the poor by treating them freely. I would imitate that.
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1 year ago St. Pantaleon, please pray for us to be steadfast in faith to Lord Jesus!
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聖パンテレイモン
| 聖パンテレイモン | |
|---|---|
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| 聖大致命者廉施者 | |
| 他言語表記 | ギリシア語: Παντελεήμων ロシア語: Пантелеимон フランス語: Pantaléon 英語: Panteleimon or Pantaleon |
| 生誕 | 不明 ニコミディア |
| 死没 | 305年頃 ニコミディア |
| 崇敬する教派 | 正教会 非カルケドン派 カトリック教会 聖公会 |
| 記念日 | 7月27日（ユリウス暦使用正教会ではグレゴリオ暦の8月9日に相当） |
| 象徴 | 薬箱、カールした髪、場合によっては十字架 |
正教会においては聖大致命者・廉施者（れんししゃ）の称号を持つ。医師であったため、治癒者・施療医（せりょうい）とも呼ばれる。
「パンテレイモン」とは「最も慈悲ある者」との意。洗礼を受ける前の名はパントレオン（ギリシア語: Παντολεων, 英語: Pantaleon, ロシア語: Пантолеон）であり、これは「いかなる時も獅子のようであれ」との意味である。
生年は諸説あって定かではないが、教会の伝承は彼が若くして致命（殉教）したことを伝えている。
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伝承 [編集]
以下は、教会の伝承に伝えられる聖パンテレイモンの生涯である（固有名詞表記は正教会による参考文献に則った）。パントレオンの父は異教徒であったが、母は熱心なハリスティアニン（クリスチャンの教会スラヴ語読み）であった。母はハリストス教（ハリストス：キリストのギリシャ語読み）の教えをパンテレイモンに教えたが、パントレオンが幼い時に永眠した。その後、パントレオンは父から多神教徒として育てられていった。
父の意向により、皇帝の侍医であるエウフロシムに医術を教えられたパントレオンは学業優秀で、皇帝にも気に入られ、皇帝からは将来の侍医として期待されることとなった。
医術を学びに行く通学路で、老司祭エルモライから声をかけられた事がきっかけで、母の教えを思い出したパントレオンはエルモライからハリストス教の教えを受けた。やがてパントレオンのイイスス・ハリストスに向けた祈りによって道端の蛇に咬まれた少年が助かる奇蹟が起きた事をきっかけに、パントレオンは洗礼を受け、パンテレイモンと名を改めた。
のちに、パンテレイモンによる盲人の癒しの奇蹟を見た父も、癒された盲人も、老司祭エルモライから洗礼を受けた。
父の永眠後、莫大な遺産をパンテレイモンは使用人や貧しい者に分けた。パンテレイモンはまた多くの病人を癒し、名声は高まった。
その名声に嫉妬した同業の医師達が、パンテレイモンが皇帝の禁じるハリスティアニンである事を皇帝に告発して罰する事を勧めた。皇帝は怒り、パンテレイモンを拷問（鞭打ちと、その傷に火を当てるというもの）にかけて棄教を迫った。拷問を受けたにもかかわらずパンテレイモンが棄教を断ると、皇帝は様々な刑罰を試みた。大釜にスズを 沸かしてパンテレイモンを沈めたが、パンテレイモンは無事であった。大きな石をくくりつけて海に沈めたが、パンテレイモンは浮かんできて無事であった。猛 獣に噛み殺させようとしたが、猛獣はパンテレイモンの足を舐めて戯れた。鋭い針に覆われた車に縛り付けられたが無事であった。
怒った皇帝が「誰がこのような魔術をお前に教えたのか」とパンテレイモンに問うと、パンテレイモンは「司祭エルモライは、魔術ではなく、ハリストス教の敬虔さを私に教えました。」と答えた。パンテレイモンはエルモライがハリストスの名のために致命（殉教）を恐れない人である事を知っていたため、このようにエルモライの名を隠さず述べた。
エルモライは皇帝の命令によって自分を呼びに来たパンテレイモンを見て喜び、昨夜イイスス・ハリストスが夢に現れてこれから起きる致命のことを知らせた事をパンテレイモンに告げた。
エルモライは皇帝から仲間の有無を問われ、同居人であるエルミップとアルモクラトの二人を指名した。この三人はその日の内に打ち殺された。7月26日（グレゴリオ暦の8月8日に相当）がかれらの記憶日となっている。
翌日、パンテレイモンの斬首刑が執行された。オリーブの樹にくくりつけられたパンテレイモンが祈りを終えるまで首には刃が立たず、パンテレイモンが 祈りを終えてから斬首が行われた。するとオリーブの樹は果実で覆われた。刑を執行した兵士をはじめとしたその場に居た多くの者が主（神）を信じたが、皇帝 はなお信じず、オリーブの樹を伐採し、パンテレイモンの遺体を焼くように命じた。しかし遺体は全く焼け爛れなかった。
その後ハリスティアニン達は、その遺体を丁重に葬った。不朽体の一部は、アトス山の聖パンテレイモン修道院に蔵されている。
崇敬 [編集]
治癒者として崇敬を集めるほか、各地に聖パンテレイモンを記憶する聖堂・修道院がある。
アトス山にある聖パンテレイモン修道院は、アトス山を管轄するコンスタンディヌーポリ総主教庁の下にありつつも、ロシア人修道士が集い、教会スラヴ語で祈り、ロシア正教会の伝統に則って奉神礼を行う修道院となっている。
セルゲイ・ラフマニノフに『治癒者聖パンテレイモン』という合唱曲作品がある。また、ニコライ・リョーリフに、パンテレイモンを題材にした絵画がある。
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参考文献 [編集]
- 『諸聖略伝 八月』日本ハリストス正教会教団
関連項目 [編集]
外部リンク [編集]
- パンテレイモンのイコン - 大阪ハリストス正教会のページ（日本語）
- The GreatMartyr and Healer Panteleimon - HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH（英文）
- St. Pantaleon - Catholic Encyclopedia（英文）
- 聖パンテレイモン（Ο Άγιος Παντελεήμοναςギリシャ語）
Saint Pantaleon (Greek: Παντελεήμων [Panteleímon], "all-compassionate")
Saint Pantaleon (Greek: Παντελεήμων [Panteleímon], "all-compassionate"), counted in the West among the late-medieval Fourteen Holy Helpers and in the East as one of the Holy Unmercenary Healers, was a martyr of Nicomedia in Bithynia during the Diocletian persecution
of 303 AD. Though there is evidence to suggest that a martyr named
Pantaleon existed, the various stories told of his life and death are
considered by some to be purely legendary.[1]
He was won back to Christianity by Saint Hermolaus (characterized as a bishop of the church at Nicomedia in the later literature), who convinced him that Christ was the better physician, signalling the significance of the exemplum of Pantaleon that faith is to be trusted over medical advice, marking the direction European medicine was to take until the 16th century.
St. Alphonsus Liguori wrote regarding this incident:
Icon of Saint Panteleimon, with scenes from his life, 13th century (Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai).
By miraculously healing a blind man by invoking the name of Jesus
over him, Pantaleon converted his father, upon whose death he came into
possession of a large fortune, but freed his slaves and, distributing
his wealth among the poor, developed a great reputation in Nicomedia.
Envious colleagues denounced him to the emperor during the Diocletian persecution. The emperor wished to save him and sought to persuade him to apostasy.
Pantaleon, however, openly confessed his faith, and as proof that
Christ is the true God, he healed a paralytic. Notwithstanding this, he
was condemned to death by the emperor, who regarded the miracle as an exhibition of magic.
According to the later hagiography, Pantaleon's flesh was first burned with torches, whereupon Christ appeared to all in the form of Hermolaus to strengthen and heal Pantaleon. The torches were extinguished. Then a bath of molten lead was prepared; when the apparition of Christ stepped into the cauldron with him, the fire went out and the lead became cold. Pantaleon was now thrown into the sea, loaded with a great stone, which floated. He was thrown to wild beasts, but these fawned upon him and could not be forced away until he had blessed them. He was bound on the wheel, but the ropes snapped, and the wheel broke. An attempt was made to behead him, but the sword bent, and the executioners were converted to Christianity. Pantaleon implored heaven to forgive them, for which reason he also received the name of Panteleimon ("mercy for everyone" or "all-compassionate"). It was not until he himself desired it that it was possible to behead him, upon which there issued forth blood and a white liquid like milk.
St. Alphonsus wrote:
Panteleimon, is shown here with a lancet in his right hand. This tile probably formed a frieze on a church wall or altar screen.[7] The Walters Art Museum.
The Eastern tradition concerning Pantaleon follows more or less the
medieval Western hagiography, but lacks any mention of a visible
apparition of Christ. It states instead that Hermolaus was still alive
while Pantaleon's torture was under way, but was martyred himself only
shortly before Pantaleon's beheading along with two companions,
Hermippas and Thermocrates. The saint is canonically depicted as a
beardless young man with a full head of curly hair.
Pantaleon's relics, venerated at Nicomedia, were transferred to Constantinople. Numerous churches, shrines, and monasteries have been named for him; in the West most often as St. Pantaleon and in the East as St. Panteleimon; to him is consecrated the St. Panteleimon Monastery at Mount Athos, and the 12th-century Church of St. Panteleimon in Gorno Nerezi, in the Republic of Macedonia.
Church of St. Panteleimon, built in 1735-39, is one of the oldest in St. Petersburg.
Armenians believe that the Gandzasar Monastery in Nagorno Karabakh contains relics of St. Pantaleon, who was venerated in eastern provinces of Armenia.
After the Black Death of the mid-14th century in Western Europe, as a patron saint of physicians and midwives, he came to be regarded as one of the fourteen guardian martyrs, the Fourteen Holy Helpers. Relics of the saint are to be found at Saint Denis at Paris; his head is venerated at Lyon. A Romanesque church was dedicated to him in Cologne in the 9th century at latest.
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Legends
According to the martyrologies, Pantaleon was the son of a rich pagan, Eustorgius of Nicomedia, and had been instructed in Christianity by his Christian mother, Saint Eubula; however, after her death he fell away from the Christian church, while he studied medicine with a renowned physician Euphrosinos; under the patronage of Euphrosinos he became physician to the Emperor Maximian or Galerius.[1]He was won back to Christianity by Saint Hermolaus (characterized as a bishop of the church at Nicomedia in the later literature), who convinced him that Christ was the better physician, signalling the significance of the exemplum of Pantaleon that faith is to be trusted over medical advice, marking the direction European medicine was to take until the 16th century.
St. Alphonsus Liguori wrote regarding this incident:
He studied medicine with such success, that the Emperor Maximian appointed him his physician. One day as our saint was discoursing with a holy priest named Hermolaus, the latter, after praising the study of medicine, concluded thus: "But, my friend, of what use are all thy acquirements in this art, since thou art ignorant of the science of salvation?[2]
According to the later hagiography, Pantaleon's flesh was first burned with torches, whereupon Christ appeared to all in the form of Hermolaus to strengthen and heal Pantaleon. The torches were extinguished. Then a bath of molten lead was prepared; when the apparition of Christ stepped into the cauldron with him, the fire went out and the lead became cold. Pantaleon was now thrown into the sea, loaded with a great stone, which floated. He was thrown to wild beasts, but these fawned upon him and could not be forced away until he had blessed them. He was bound on the wheel, but the ropes snapped, and the wheel broke. An attempt was made to behead him, but the sword bent, and the executioners were converted to Christianity. Pantaleon implored heaven to forgive them, for which reason he also received the name of Panteleimon ("mercy for everyone" or "all-compassionate"). It was not until he himself desired it that it was possible to behead him, upon which there issued forth blood and a white liquid like milk.
St. Alphonsus wrote:
At Ravello, a city in the kingdom of Naples, there is a vial of his blood, which becomes blood every year [on his feastday], and may be seen in this state interspersed with the milk, as I, the author of this work, have seen it.[2]
Early veneration
The vitae containing these miraculous features are all late in date and "valueless" according to the Catholic Encyclopedia.[3] Yet the fact of his martyrdom itself seems to be supported by a veneration for which there is testimony in the 5th century, among others in a sermon on the martyrs by Theodoret (died ca 457);[4] Procopius of Caesarea (died ca 565?), writing on the churches and shrines constructed by Justinian I[5] tells that the emperor rebuilt the shrine to Pantaleon at Nicomedia; and there is mention of Pantaleon in the Martyrologium Hieronymianum.[6]Veneration in the East
Pantaleon's relics, venerated at Nicomedia, were transferred to Constantinople. Numerous churches, shrines, and monasteries have been named for him; in the West most often as St. Pantaleon and in the East as St. Panteleimon; to him is consecrated the St. Panteleimon Monastery at Mount Athos, and the 12th-century Church of St. Panteleimon in Gorno Nerezi, in the Republic of Macedonia.
Veneration in Western Europe
At the Basilica of the Vierzehnheiligen near Staffelstein in Franconia, St. Pantaleon is venerated with his hands nailed to his head, reflecting another legend about his death.After the Black Death of the mid-14th century in Western Europe, as a patron saint of physicians and midwives, he came to be regarded as one of the fourteen guardian martyrs, the Fourteen Holy Helpers. Relics of the saint are to be found at Saint Denis at Paris; his head is venerated at Lyon. A Romanesque church was dedicated to him in Cologne in the 9th century at latest.
Italy
In Italy, Pantaleon gives favourable lottery numbers and winners in dreams.[8] A phial containing some of his blood was long preserved at Ravello.[1] On the feast day of the saint, the blood was said to become fluid and to bubble (compare Saint Januarius). Paolo Veronese's painting of Pantaleon can be found in the church of San Pantalon in Venice; it shows the saint healing a child. Another painting of Pantaleon by Fumiani is also in the same church.[1] He was depicted in an 8th century fresco in Santa Maria Antiqua in Rome, and in a 10th century cycle of pictures in the crypt of San Crisogono in Rome.[1] In Calabria, there is small town named Papanice, after Pantaleon. Each year on his feast day, a statue of the saint is carried through the town to give a blessing for all those who seek it.France
In France, he was depicted in a window in Chartres Cathedral.[1] In southern France there are six communes under the protective name of Saint-Pantaléon. Though there are individual churches consecrated to him elsewhere, there are no communes named for him in the north or northwest of France. The six are:- Saint-Pantaléon, in the Lot département, Midi-Pyrénées
- Saint-Pantaléon, in the Vaucluse département, Provence - a wine-growing village
- Saint-Pantaléon-de-Lapleau, in the Corrèze département, Limousin
- Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche, in the Corrèze département, at the border of Périgord and Quercy
- Saint-Pantaléon-les-Vignes, in the Drôme département, Rhône-Alpes – a wine-growing village that is part of the Côtes du Rhône vinyard region
- Saint-Pantaléon, in the Saône-et-Loire département, Bourgogne – administratively linked to Autun, bishopric see
References
- ^ a b c d e f Butler, Alban (2000). Butler's Lives of the Saints. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 217.
- ^ a b Liguori, Alphonsus (1888). "SS. Hermolaus, Priest; and Pantaleon, Physician". Victories of the Martyrs. London: Benziger Brothers. pp. 308–311.
- ^ Löffler, Klemens (1911). "St. Pantaleon". The Catholic Encyclopedia. 11. Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ Graecarum affectionum curatio, Sermo VIII, "De martyribus", published in Migne, Patrologia Graeca, LXXXIII 1033
- ^ De aedificiis Justiniani (I, ix; V, ix)
- ^ Bollandists' Acta Sanctorum for November, II, 1, 97
- ^ "Saint Panteleimon". The Walters Art Museum.
- ^ Jockle, Clemens (1995). Encyclopedia of Saints. London: Alpine Fine Arts Collection. p. 349.
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| Пантелеимон | |
| греч. Παντελεήμων | |
 Святой Пантелеимон с житием, начало XIII века (единственная житийная икона святого Пантелеимона византийского времени) |
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| Имя в миру: |
Пантолеон |
|---|---|
| Смерть: |
305 год |
| Почитается: |
в Православной и Католической Церквях |
| В лике: |
великомученик |
| День памяти: |
в Православной церкви 27 июля (9 августа), в Католической церкви — 27 июля |
| Атрибуты: |
ларец и лжица (ложечка) |
Память совершается в Православной церкви 27 июля по юлианскому календарю, в Католической церкви — 27 июля.
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Жизнеописание
Родился в Никомедии в семье знатного язычника и получил имя Пантолеон. Его мать Еввула была христианкой и воспитывала сына в своей вере, но умерла, когда Пантолеон был в отроческом возрасте. Его отец отдал сына в языческую школу, а затем поручил знаменитому врачу Евфросину для изучения Пантолеоном врачебного искусства. Вскоре о нём услышал римский император Максимиан, пожелавший видеть Пантелеимона при своём дворе.Проживавший в Никомедии пресвитер Ермолай заметил Пантелеимона и начал рассказывать ему о христианстве. Согласно житию, Пантолеон уверовал в Христа после того, как, увидев ребёнка, умершего от укуса змеи, он по молитве к Иисусу Христу воскресил его. После этого он принял крещение от пресвитера Ермолая и получил имя Пантелеимон.
Став безвозмездным врачом, Пантелеимон лишил многих врачей доходов, и на него поступил донос императору Максимиану, что Пантелеимон посещает в тюрьме христиан и лечит их именем Христа. Император призвал Пантелеимона и просил опровергнуть донос. Святой предложил императору призвать одного неизлечимого больного и устроить испытание. Кто исцелит его: он или языческие жрецы — вера того и должна быть истинною. Согласно житию, языческие жрецы не смогли исцелить больного, а Пантелеимон силой молитвы даровал расслабленному исцеление. После этого многие уверовали во Христа, а Максимиан ожесточился на Пантелеимона и приказал истязать его, а затем бросить тяжелым камнем в море. Но Пантелеймон остался невредим, тогда его подвергли новым мучениям: повесили на дереве, жгли свечами, потом рвали железными когтями, колесовали, бросали в кипящее олово, пытались утопить в море. Дикие звери, которым он был брошен на растерзание, лизали ему ноги.
После всех истязаний Пантелеимона приговорили к усекновению головы. Его привязали к масличному дереву и хотели отрубить голову, но святой стал молиться, и меч не причинил ему вреда. Во время молитвы голос с небес призвал Пантелеимона в Царствие Небесное и святой попросил воинов исполнить данный им приказ. Согласно житию, когда ему отрубили голову, то из раны потекло вместо крови молоко, а маслина тут же покрылась плодами. Брошенное в костер тело великомученика не сгорело и было погребено христианами.
Глава Пантелеимона хранится в Пантелеимоновом монастыре на Афоне. Частицы мощей святого находятся во многих городах России. В Православной церкви св. Пантелеимон почитается как покровитель воинов (его языческое имя Пантолеон переводится как «лев во всём»), а также как целитель, что связано с его вторым, христианским, именем Пантелеимон — «всемилостивый».
Иконография
На православных иконах представлен юношей в одеянии, традиционном для изображения целителей — синем хитоне с золотыми нарукавниками, синей рубашке с золотым оплечьем и коричневом плаще, собранном на груди. На левом плече узкая белая лента, подобная диаконскому орарю. В правой руке мученический крест, в левой — коробочка для лекарств, по форме напоминающие чудотворные реликвии.Примечания
- ↑ Произношение Пантелеймон неверно
Литература
- Житие Великомученика и целителя Пантелеимона / Киево-Печерская Лавра. — Киев, 2006.
- Святой великомученик и целитель Пантелеимон. М. : Издательство "Благовест", 2010, 240 с. Составитель: А. И. Плюснин.
