During the reign of Emperor Diocletian in Pontus, there lived a noble man named Claudius, who took in a little girl named Charitina, left orphaned. He raised her as his own daughter. Charitina, having grown into a beauty, was distinguished by her virtue and faith in Christ, preserving her virginity and teaching others about the faith.
At that time, persecutions against Christians began, and Charitina was slandered as one who converted people to Christianity. The governor Domitian summoned her, and Claudius, not wanting to part with her, was deeply saddened. However, Charitina, confident in her faith, told him not to grieve but to rejoice. The soldiers forcibly took her to the governor.
During the interrogation, Charitina boldly confessed to being a Christian and denounced idolatry. The governor, enraged, ordered her to be cruelly tortured. She endured the torments with prayer to God, and even when subjected to fire and torture, she remained steadfast. The judge, seeing her miraculous deliverance from death, tried again to break her, but she remained unyielding.
In the end, the judge decided to corrupt her, but while praying, Charitina surrendered her soul to God. Her body was thrown into the sea, but after three days it was found incorrupt. Claudius honorably buried her, glorifying Christ the Savior.
