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- Опубліковано 5 лис 2019
- Saint Christopher is one of the most popular, yet most enigmatic Catholic figures. He is considered a saint, although he is not in the official canon of the saints. He is listed as a martyr, possibly named Reprobus, who died under the Roman Emperor Decius, in 251 AD. Most Catholics refer to him as Saint Christopher anyway, and his medals and devotions are among the most common in Catholicism.
Other than his listing as a martyr, there are no primary sources referring to St. Christopher, only legends.
According to legend, St. Christopher was extremely tall, and by some accounts he was even a giant! He is referred to as a Canaanite. We think this is unlikely, but he was surely a man of significant physical stature.
Christopher decided one day that he wanted to serve the greatest king he could. He presented himself before his local ruler and entered service, until he noticed the king cross himself at the mention of the devil, revealing that the king believed the Devil to have more power.
St. Christopher then decided to serve the Devil. During his search, he encountered a band of thieves, whose leader referred to himself as the Devil. But when this leader avoided a Christian cross out of fear, St. Christopher learned there was someone even more powerful than the Devil.
St. Christopher found a hermit who taught him all about Christ, the King of Kings. The hermit suggested that he spend his life in prayer and fasting, a thing which St. Christopher, a large and probably often hungry man found difficult, he objected. The hermit suggested he then find something else that would please Christ. St. Christopher offered to work at a nearby river, and help travelers across. The fording was dangerous and many with less strength people had drowned. The hermit advised St. Christopher this would please Christ.
One day, a child approached St. Christopher by the river and asked to be helped across. St. Christopher obliged. However, as he entered midstream, the river rose and the child's weight grew and became extremely heavy. It was only by great exertion that St. Christopher safely delivered the child to the other side.
When St. Christopher asked the child why he was so heavy, the child explained that He was the Christ and when St. Christopher carried Him, he also carried the weight of the whole world on his shoulders. The child then vanished.
Other legends state that St. Christopher traveled after this experience and evangelized thousands of people. Arriving in Lycia in Asia Minor, and witnessing to Christians there who were being martyred. At that time, St. Christopher was detained and ordered to offer a sacrifice to the emperor. When he refused, it was decided to attempt to persuade him with money and women. Two women were sent to seduce him, but instead he converted them to Christianity.
After this, it was decided to have him killed, but various attempts to assassinate him failed. Eventually, he was arrested and beheaded.
The name "Christopher" means Christ-bearer, and may allude to the legend of the man carrying the Christ Child across the river. Saint Christopher also did not become popularized in the Church until the 7th century, about three centuries after his supposed death. We know of his popularity because around the 7th century, churches and monasteries began to be named after him. This adds credibility to the supposition that St. Christopher was merely a legendary figure and not a real person.
There is also speculation that St. Christopher could have also been confused with St. Menas, an Egyptian saint. Both Christopher and Menas are referred to as "Christ bearers" and are patrons of travelers.
St. Christopher is the patron saint of travelers and of children. His feast day is July 25. Because he is not officially recognized by the Church, he has no date of beatification or canonization. Despite these technicalities, it is widely thought that he was real and that he continues to intercede on behalf of Christians, especially children, today.
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My grandma bought me a Saint Christopher pendant when i was 14 and everyday since for 10 years I’ve never taken it off, I believe it saved my life during the Parkland shooting ❤
after hearing that i don’t think i could ever take mine off, bless you
My wife bought me a pendant that I have worn for six months with an ancient image of Saint Christopher on it and all I knew was that he was the patron saint of travel. I am much more proud to wear it now. 🙏🏼
How amazing! Thank you for sharing!
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Your wife knows more than she tells you should pay close attention to everything she says.
@@christophermichaelclarence6003 Live up to your name sakes' of saints and angels !
My name is actually Christopher, Saint Christopher is the most popular legend of the past and actually he was murdered in 476 AD and born in 344 AD. Also almost everyone that knows about St.Christopher's legend knows about Jesuses legend!
One day I hope the Lord blesses me with a son and I will name him after Saint Christopher.
I want to name my son if I have one Christopher as well haha. I pray your wish comes true.
SAINT CHRISTOPHER WAS in the official canon of the Catholic church but in the 1960s they said SAINT CHRISTOPHER was no longer a SAINT 😐
However, I and others never took that to heart and we pray to and love our dear SAINT CHRISTOPHER 🙏🏽🙏🙏🏻
I think there are multiple Christophers but you can always pray on anything in doubt
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Very cool story I just found a saint Christopher medallion metaldetecting I have been wearing it ever since
How lucky I have his name. Thank you to my father. The Christ bearer T.T
Thank you.
Wow! I never knew that story - Thank you
St. Christopher is a widely popular god, especially revered by athletes, mariners, ferrymen, and travelers.The god, when he is asked for help by means of intense prayers., will help travelers to travel safely in choppers a.k.a. helicopters.
@@annemburada6265 Catholic saints are not gods.
Your my best saint in my life... Every setuition you just call my name i promise I will save you
My grandma gifted me a prayer card after I got into my second accident. I recently got into a third accident which was worse then the first two, by the Grace of God I made it out with minimal injuries definitely very frightened but alive. I have the worst ‘luck’ when it comes to driving but my grandmas prayers and my devotion to the Lord and Saint Christopher and Saint Jude & my guardian Angel let me see it through all 3 times. 🤍🙏🏼
Saint Christopher pray for me
Nicely done!
How did Caleb, the faithful dog of Moses, become Saint Christopher? Canis major still has his head.
St Christopher pray for me to strong and brave and powerful and also to carry Jesus.
St. Christopher, pray for us.
St Christopher protect and guide us
Big strong lads with faith, workers and tough guys.
Saint Christopher pray for me and my kid in Christ name
Been looking for this Saint. My dad told me about him when he was still alive. He didn’t got name right because the story was handed down by mouth for how long. I wasn’t sure if he was just a story. Good thing I finally found out. His version of the story is also different. It’s much more interesting though.
amazing story. AMEN
God bless st christofer!! Through jesus christ!! Praise the lord amen!! ❤ 😊
Amen
St.Christopher plzz help me
Wanted to know after watching Dark series 😀👍👍👍
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I wanted to know after watching the order the are 5 knight's and they are a group
I have a 4 way cross with JESUS,The Virgin Mary,St.Joseph and St.Christopher !
Thank you but do you know how he was influenced by the Holy Spirit
I love this story
Cool picture. There are so many good stories of saints and martyrs . I had a book of saints but on Wikipedia there is a way to learn of many.
Always worn a st Christopher
Saint Christophe protège moi
St. Christopher save me from psychic sins 🍅🥚🥕🫀🧠👅👄🤲🙏🤢😷😳🙀😯👁️👀🫁👅🧠🫀🗣️😭🎗️🎀😷🤢🙏🤲👄💻📚🪢💀☠️🧬🗡️⏰⚔️🥕🥚🍅🐢🦇🐺📿🪑💺🐢🐢🐢🐢 Fausty poisoned all in Jesus name amen 📿📿📿📿📿📿📿📿📿📿📿📿🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐺🦇
Great
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he offered the christ child xx what a guy
So where was he born
I think he was born in Syria
July 25th is coming up!
Interesting
is this real?
Saint Michael defeated Lucifer
Saint Christopher symbolizes martyrdom, the ultimate faith.
Saint Christopher was venerated by Catholics until 1970, when then-Pope Paul VI ordered his feast dropped from the Church calendar.
Why
@@KP-ej7gc The Pope didn't think that Saint Christopher's feast was ancient enough to merit a place on the official Church calendar.
R Mazzella wow
@@KP-ej7gc there is a reason for it actually. The church noticed that it’s liturgical calendar was becoming excessively filled, and that the church was becoming more centered on the Saints than on Christ, so the church decided to change things up and to bring more emphasis to Christ.
The Pope worships Satan, not Jesus
who was the hermit though? i cant find it anywhere. who is the hermit saint christopher spoke with?!?! anyone have any idea?
@Kris Chillinsky, Sidartha.
Christ is Lord Forever haha he gave him a harder task than the prior of just fast and pray? lol haha damnit lol oh u cant fast and pray? ok go in the river and carry people actoss then lol haha lol
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So the man that once worked with the devil saved Christ. I guess anyone can change.
I found a Saint Christopher medal today. 🏅
What does that mean? 😳
This is allegory and alchemy and astrology and spiritual. The story of christos, which is greek for oil, the oil within the body, the alchemical process from the heaved up place, heaven, going down the river and back again. From the brain (cerebrum, the most high or heaven) down the spine (river). Carrying the child which is the seed planted in the middle of the river, so in the middle of the spine at the solar plexus, when the moon arrive in the sign of the sun/son when you were born. Happens every month. Than the hard part begins and thats why it feels heavy like a burden of the world because it sits there for 2/3 days before it moves and travels further up to heaven and requires lifestyle choices of a monk or a hermit of fasting and praying and substain from the worldy things and all the mundane like overeating and sex and animal eating. Most people kill of the oil/seed because they do not know when or how to do this. They do not know when the moon is in their sun sign every month cause they dont look up anymore or live in light polluted areas and they dont know fasting and prayer. All human do nowaday is live a life driven by their ego. Human lost the way of their true nature. Nature means birth by the way. They dont know thyself anymore. Human being changed into human doing. Doing things for money and ego only and try to gain worldy riches, serving the mammon. You cant serve two masters. Saint christopher also wanted to serve the one true and most powerful master which turned out is the child within, the egoless child. This is the journey thats why he represents traveling. Travailler means to work(french). Same root word. The journey is actually the work that has to be done. What else you thought you were here on earth for. Goodluck everyone.
Saint Christopher medals were very popular when I was a kid and my mother gave me that as my middle name. However, the story of him carrying the Christ child is too fantastic and it is now believed to be fictional and that he probably never existed. This is why he was removed from the official role of saints.
lean on what right see what you have left, oil up the engines its age of aquarius its here finally
July 25
So how many of us are named Christopher who have visited this video today haha
So you dont know
My mother named me in his honor on my day of birth, All Saints Day.
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So am I
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Some ICONS represent him having the head of a dog...
weird view though..
Save me from astrology horoscope in Jesus name amen📿📿📿📿
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Did you know Mercury Hermes Thoth and King Arthur were all encarnations of Christ
if you wouldnt carry a baby across a river?? our kid St Christopher
Saint Cristopher was a dog man
What u mean?
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It's NOT Biblical to venerate Saints! It's an abomination onto God!! The Catholic Church is leading souls to Hell. Do a Bible study on:. Eyes to see and hears to hear. Pray humbly before or it will not be revealed onto you. Remember, Jesus spoke in parables.
WHERE IN THE BIBLE DOES IT SAY "DO NOT VENERATE SAINTS?" ..... I CAN'T FIND IT! ..... Contrary to your beliefs, the Bible does exhort to the veneration of God's servants ..... STUDY THESE VERSES: Genesis 7:7-9; Genesis 49:2-27; Exodus 18:7; Exodus 28:2; Exodus 20:12; Lev. 19:3, Deut. 5:16, Matthew 15:4, Luke 18:20, Ephesians 6:2-3; Lev. 19:32; Romans 13:7; Ephesians 6:5; 1 Timothy 6:1; 1 Peter 2:17; Timothy 5:17; Matthew 10:41 ..... If God's Word asks us to honor the living who can falter and fall, then it's just to venerate people who were consecrated to the Lord and ended their lives in holiness.
You should check out Macabees, but something tells me your Bible won't have that book
Ceil Constante I don't think you know what veneration is then
Jesus told me you were a dick and not to listen to you .