These names are of Christian origin and in Greek mean wisdom, faith, hope and love. Sophia was a child of a noble family and lived near the city of Rome. Having lost her husband, she completely devoted herself to God. Being an ardent follower of Christ, she raised her three daughters in the Christian spirit. Only Christian values ??and ideas prevailed in their lives.
A pagan young man fell in love with one of Sophia’s daughters and asked her to marry him. However, her mother rejected the young man, saying: “We are Christians and we consider virginity more precious than gold and pearls.” Angered, the young man complained to the emperor of the time, Hadrian. The emperor summoned the three girls and demanded that they offer sacrifices to idols. However, having been raised since childhood by the commandments of Jesus Christ, the girls resisted the emperor, remaining faithful to their faith. In his anger, the emperor ordered them to be beheaded.
Their mother, Sophia, collected the bodies of her children and buried them. She prayed to God that He may take her soul one day to join her beloved daughters. God hears the mother’s pleas, and Sophia peacefully surrenders her soul.
