The Holy Great Martyr Marina (Margaret).
The holy Great Martyr Marina lived during the reign of Claudius II (268–270). She was from Pisidia in Cilicia and was the only daughter of a certain priest of the idols. On being orphaned of her mother, she was handed over to a certain woman who instructed her in the Faith of Christ. When she was fifteen years old, she was apprehended by the ruler Olymbrius, and when asked her name, homeland, and faith, she answered: “My name is Marina; I am the offspring of Pisidia; I call upon the Name of my Lord Jesus Christ.” Because of this, she endured bonds, imprisonment, and many whippings, and was finally beheaded in the year 270. Saint Marina is especially invoked for deliverance from demonic possession.
The above account is taken from the Great Horologion,
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