S-a n\u0103scut \u00een vremea \u00eemp\u0103ratului Traian (98-117), \u00een cetatea Iliopolis (Fenicia). Era samarineanc\u0103 de neam \u0219i era deosebit de frumoas\u0103.’Era at\u00e2t de frumoas\u0103 \u0219i cu chip minunat, \u00eenc\u00e2t nu putea niciun zugrav s\u0103-i \u00eenf\u0103\u021bi\u0219eze frumuse\u021bea ei deplin. Astfel Evdochia, \u00een\u0219el\u00e2nd pe mul\u021bi ca \u0219i cu un la\u021b, \u00eei v\u00e2na \u0219i la pierzare, prin frumuse\u021be, \u00eei atr\u0103gea, aduc\u00e2nd bog\u0103\u021biile \u021b\u0103rilor lor \u00een ale sale vistierii nedrepte prin s\u00e2rguitoare necur\u0103\u021bie trupeasc\u0103’. (Vie\u021bile Sfin\u021bilor)Adunase at\u00e2t de mult\u0103 bog\u0103\u021bie, \u00eenc\u00e2t pu\u021bin de nu se asem\u0103na cu vistieriile cele \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103te\u0219ti. Dar prin \u00eenv\u00e2rto\u0219area inimii at\u00e2t de mult se \u00eempietrise, \u00eenc\u00e2t nicio putere, f\u0103r\u0103 numai cea dumnezeiasc\u0103, nu a putut t\u0103m\u0103dui durerea sufleteasc\u0103 a p\u0103c\u0103toasei dezn\u0103d\u0103jduite.\u00centr-o sear\u0103, st\u00e2nd \u00een cas\u0103, a auzit \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103tor vocea unui monah, Gherman, care venise din str\u0103in\u0103tate \u0219i locuia la un cunoscut cre\u0219tin ce \u00ee\u0219i avea casa aproape de poarta cet\u0103\u021bii, chiar l\u00e2ng\u0103 peretele casei \u00een care Evdochia se odihnea singur\u0103 \u00een acea noapte.’Acolo monahul acela, odihnindu-se pu\u021bin dup\u0103 obiceiul s\u0103u, s-a sculat noaptea la c\u00e2ntarea de psalmi. \u0218i dup\u0103 s\u0103v\u00e2r\u0219irea rug\u0103ciunii sale a \u0219ezut \u0219i, lu\u00e2ndu-\u0219i c\u0103rticica ce o purta la sine, a citit mult\u0103 vreme. \u00cen c\u0103rticic\u0103 era scris despre \u00eenfrico\u0219ata judecat\u0103 a lui Dumnezeu, c\u00e2nd drep\u021bii se vor lumina ca soarele \u00eentru \u00cemp\u0103r\u0103\u021bia cerului, iar p\u0103c\u0103to\u0219ii vor merge \u00een focul cel nestins, unde \u00een veci vor fi munci\u021bi cumplit f\u0103r\u0103 de sf\u00e2r\u0219it’. (Vie\u021bile Sfin\u021bilor)Evdochia auzea acum pentru prima dat\u0103 despre \u00eenfrico\u0219ata judecat\u0103 a lui Dumnezeu, c\u00e2nd drep\u021bii se vor lumina ca soarele \u00eentru \u00cemp\u0103r\u0103\u021bia cerului, iar p\u0103c\u0103to\u0219ii vor merge \u00een focul cel nestins. \u00cenfrico\u0219\u00e2ndu-se \u0219i umilindu-se, la ziu\u0103 a trimis dup\u0103 monahul care se rugase toat\u0103 noaptea \u0219i i-a cerut s\u0103 o \u00eendrume spre m\u00e2ntuire.Sf\u00e2nta Cuvioasa Evdochia a fost botezat\u0103 de episcopul cet\u0103\u021bii Teodot \u0219i a fost dus\u0103 la o m\u0103n\u0103stire de c\u0103lug\u0103ri\u021be de Cuviosul Gherman.Pentru os\u00e2rdia cu care se dedica vie\u021bii monahale, a fost aleas\u0103 egumen\u0103. A fost ucis\u0103 \u00een timpul persecu\u021biilor \u00eempotriva cre\u0219tinilor. Sf\u00e2nta Evdochia a tr\u0103it, dup\u0103 botezul ei, cincizeci \u0219i \u0219ase de ani \u0219i a avut sf\u00e2r\u0219itul \u00een prima zi a lunii martie. (sursa: vol. ‘Vie\u021bile Sfin\u021bilor’)\u00a0<\/p>\n