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Sacred martyr Nestor — the patron of orthodox athletes-wrestlers

Sunday, 08 September 2013, 13:36
Sacred martyr Nestor — the patron of orthodox athletes-wrestlers

The Christian tradition to define patrons to representatives of different professions and kinds of activity originates in ancient history and there is in many a Tserkvakh, recognizing sanctity and heavenly protection.

Olympians of Russian national team of orthodox religion consider sacred George Pobedonosts's patron and before departure for the former Olympic Games gathered for church service in sacred George's temple on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow.

George Hrabry, the military leader from Palestine, the patron of many Russian princes, was placed on the coat of arms of Moscow and therefore is especially close to inhabitants of the capital. The image sacred on a horse, a spearing dragon — not only reminiscence of the posthumous miracle made by St. George, but also a main thing symbol in life of the Christian of a miracle — victories over passions and disbelief. This image will induce to address in a prayer to sacred George and the soldier recruit, and the one who works for the benefit of the Russian statehood, and in general any Christian realizing the life as wrestling against the evil in and round. Image "St. George Pobedonosets".

Until recently sports in our country were out of Church. The Soviet godless state didn't encourage religion. However now more and more athletes comes to Belief, and already there are questions of what sacred to elect the patron of this or that sport which, certainly, Bozhiim doesn't contradict precepts.

In our country different types of wrestling are very well developed. It first of all the oldest look – Greco-Roman wrestling which sources goes to ancient Rome and Greece and as more modern types: sports and fighting sambo, free-style wrestling, judo, hand-to-hand wrestling.

Wrestling – a noble sport which prepares the man for execution of the main its debt – protection of Belief and the Fatherland. The church blesses boys to be engaged in this sport.

Today the Orthodox Church reveres memory of sacred martyr Nestor. It served in a team of sacred great martyr Dimitrii, the voivode Solunsky. In those days, as however and now, soldiers by all means had to own receptions of any single combat. Sacred Nestor was engaged in wrestling. Life doesn't specify, in what type of wrestling it was engaged, however, bearing in mind that in Greece wrestling which now is called Greek-Roman was developed, it is possible to assume with a big share of probability that it practised in this sport.

Sacred Nestor lived in 306 and was the Christian. Once to Solun there arrived the tsar-pagan who began to force Christians to renounce the Belief. Those who disagreed to make it, he forced to struggle with the loved wrestler Ly as now will tell – the superheavyweight. Round the arena were thrust a spear by an edge up and won were dumped on these a spear. Then sacred Nestor volunteered to be overcome with Ly and won against it, having dumped on a spear, for what was decapitated. Such is in brief life and a feat of the patron of wrestlers.

But elements of Greco-Roman wrestling enter and into other types of competitions. For this reason and wrestlers of other styles can consider sacred martyr Nestor the patron.

In Optina Pustyn among brotherhood there are the former athletes wrestlers who were engaged "on the citizen" free-style wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling, sambo, boxing.

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