St. Barbara was the daughter of a noble man, called Dioscorus, during the days of Maximianus the Emperor, in the beginning of the third Christian century. Because of his strong love for her, he built her a tower to live in. She came to the conclusion that the beauty she saw from the tower must have an able and wise maker and that could be none other than the Almighty God who created them. Origen, the scholar, happened to be in this area and was informed of the saint. He went to her and taught her the principles of Christianity.
When her father knew that she became Christian, he became angry, drew his sword and ran after her. As she fled a rock in front of her split into two halves and she went through. The rock then returned to its earlier state. Her father went around the rock and found her hidden in a cave. He seized her and took her to Marcianus, the governor. The Governor talked to her kindly, promising her many things. Then he threatened her, but could not take away her love for the Lord Christ. Thereupon, he ordered her to be tortured with different kinds of torture. Then, They cut off St. Barbara's head.
St. Barbara's father perished shortly after and so did the Governor who tortured her. The water in the basin with a cross over it in the tower had the power to heal everyone who washed with it. They placed the bodies of St Barbara in a church outside of the city of Galatia. Years later, they relocated the body of St. Barbara to the church in Cairo which is named after her to this day. Her prayers be with us. Amen.