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St. George The Mozahem
A Brief Biography Of St. George The Mozahem:
In Berket Talka in 940 AD A Bedouin man called " El-Atway" married
from a Christian lady called "Mariam", they had six children and one of
them called " Mozahem".
Mariam, " Mozahem's mother " had a complete freedom to go to the church
and be a real Christian, he used to go with her to the church and liked
it very much.
Mozahem longed to receive the Holy sacraments, but his mother told him
that he couldn't do that unless he is baptized and becomes a Christian.
Mozahem grew up and his longing to receive the sacraments grew with
him. Once he fasted and waited for his mother until she returned from
church and took from her the Eulogia. He ate it and its taste in his mouth
was like the taste of honey, so he said if this is the taste of the Eulogia,
how is the sacraments!!!
Mozahem tried to get baptized, but Satan caused a woman who was possessed
by an impure spirit to shout saying that he isn't a Christian. The priest
was afraid and got him out.
Mozahem didn't heed the angel's words. He went to the church and tried
to baptize himself by immersing himself 3 times.
Mozahem married a Christian lady called Seyola. He told her his story,
she told him that his baptism isn't perfect. After suffering a lot of
persecutions, Mozahem and his wife went to city near Samanoud and there
he was baptized by a priest called Fr. Abamon who called him by a Christian
name George, because it was the Roman St. George's feast.
Mozahem and his wife lived together as a brother and a sister (not having
any marital relationship). They went to Damiana village and stayed there
for 3 years. The saint's holiness began to illuminate. He then thought
of becoming a monk, but he heard a voice in a dream refrain him from going
to the monastery and encouraging him to seek martyrdom.
After that the governor arrested him and persecuted him a lot, but the
saint endured it by the power of Jesus Christ who appeared to him with
the Archangel (Michael) and the virgin Mary. Lord Jesus told him that
he would be martyred near the church of Archangel Michael.
The governor was very impressed because of the fire didn't have any
effect on the martyr, and wanted to free him but the people were excited
and wanted to kill the governor.
The saint's relics reached his wife. Some people tried to burn it but
God didn't allow it to happen.
After that his wife took the relics, and lighted a lamp in front of
it. His relics are now at (Basta El- Nasara) church - Domyat - Egypt.
Let us ask for his prayers so that we could be blessed.
Amen.
St. George
The Alexandrian
St. George The Roman
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