The name Marina is of Greek origin and means "sea", "azure". In addition, this name is one of the epithets of the Greek goddess of beauty and love of Aphrodite.
In Orthodoxy there were also several saints named Marina in honor of which the namesday and the day of the Angel are celebrated. The marines have two dates for the day of the Angel - March 13 and July 30.
Day of the Angel named Marina in the Orthodox faith
The spring name-days of the name are celebrated in honor of Marina Beria (Macedonian) and her sister Kira. Two girls having reached adulthood, decided to leave the house of noble parents and became hermits. The holy maidens lived outside the city in a tiny dug-out and took food only once every 40 days. Their privacy they violated only for the journey to the Holy Sepulcher, located in Jerusalem and the coffin of Feqla in Isauria. It is noteworthy that during both trips Marina and Cyrus did not take any food and suffered all privations.
Summer birthday, falling on July 30 , is celebrated in honor of the Antiochian Sea, the birthplace of Antioch of Pisidia (now it is the territory of Turkey). Her father was a priest, but despite this, she was attracted by the Christian faith. At the age of 12, Saint Maryna received baptism, as a result of which her own father renounced her.
At the age of 15, the girl was offered a hand and heart offer to the ruler of Antioch. But their relationship was supposed to change the faith, to which Marina did not agree. Then she was subjected to terrible tortures: they hammered nails into her, smeared with rods, burned with fire. On the third day of torture, shackles were sent from her hands, and an extraordinary light shone overhead. Seeing this amazed people began to praise God, which angered the ruler. He ordered the execution of the Holy One and all people who believed in Christ. On that day, 15 thousand people were killed. Today, the Western Church reveres Marina, calling her Margarita of Antioch. Many churches are named after her name.