Saint Martha of Bethany was a friend to Jesus. She is called the patron saint of servants and cooks. Martha is well known for staying busy.
Martha lived in the town of Bethany, not far from Jerusalem.
There is no saint named Bethany. Bethany is the name of the village near Jerusalem that was the home to Mary Magdalene, her sister Martha and her brother Lazarus.
The feast of Saint Martha of Bethany is observed on July 29.
Yes, she had a brother St. Lazarus and a sister St. Mary of Bethany.
St. Lawrence of Rome and St. Martha of Bethany are the best known patron saints of cooks.
St. Martha of Bethany was never formally canonized a saint. She was declared a saint by popular acclamation long before the system of canonization was instituted.
St. Martha of Bethany's early education is not detailed in historical records. She is best known for her role in the Bible as the sister of Mary and Lazarus, who hosted Jesus in their home. Martha is often depicted as a symbol of hospitality and service.
Whenever Our Lord visited the town of Bethany, where Martha live, he would stay in her home and Martha would cook for him and the apostles. Besides Martha, there are other patron saints of cooks or cooking: St. Lawrence of Rome St. Macarius the Younger St. Pascal Baylon
There is no saint named Bethany. The name derives from the name of the town near Jerusalem where Martha, Mary and Lazarus lived. Our Lord was a frequent visitor there.
The only archangels named in the Bible are Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. Bethany is not an archangel. Bethany is the name of a village that was near Jerusalem and the home of Martha, Mary and Lazarus.
In the time of Martha, there were no formal surnames. She may have be distinguished by being called "Martha, daughter of XXXXXX. Much as St. Peter (Simon) was named Simon Bar-Jonah or Simon, Son of Jonah.
Bethany means House of the poor. It is a village two miles from Jerusalem, on the southeast slope of Olivet; the home of Lazarus and of Simon. The village in which our Lord stayed during Holy Week.