Juliana of Lazarevo

Juliana of Lazarevo
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Merciful
Born: 1530 (Moscow)
Died: January 10, 1604 (Murom)
January 2
-Biography
Juliana was born in 1530 in Moscow. Her life is a glowing example of living an ascetic life without monasticism. She was well-known for her kindness and desire to help all people; she would make clothes for the poor and assist underprivileged groups like orphans. Even during multiple famines, she gave food that was her own to the poor. She took great care of her children and husband all while praying, fasting, almsgiving, and living a life of asceticism in the world. She reposed in the Lord on January 10, 1604. When people came to her deathbed, she had a halo-like glow around her head and her body was found to be incorrupt and streaming myrrh even 10 years later. During her life, she claimed Saint Nicholas as her protector after he saved her from a demonic attack and her relics are buried in a church dedicated to him.