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Святитель Павел Неокесарийский, епископ, исповедник Мученики, иже в Крите Преподобный Нифонт
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January 5
31st Week after Pentecost. Tone 5.
Nativity Fast.
Monastic rule: xerophagy (bread, uncooked fruits and vegetables).

Cовершается служба, не отмеченная в Типиконе никаким знакомHoly Ten Martyrs of Crete: Theodulus, Saturninus, Euporus, Gelasius, Eunician, Zoticus, Pompeius, Agathopus, Basilides, and Evaristus (250).

St. Niphon, bishop of Constantia on Cyprus (4th c.). St. Paul, bishop of Neo-Caesarea (4th c.). St. Theoctistus, archbishop of Novgorod (1310).

New Hieromartyrs Paul (Kratirov), bishop of Starobelsk (1932), and Macarius (Mironov), hieromonk, of Zavidovskaya Gorka (Tver), and John (Smirnov), hieromonk, of Bolshoye Mikhailovskoye (Tver) (1937).

St. David of Echmiadzin in Armenia (693). St. Egbert of Rathmelsigi (Neth.) (729). St. Nahum of Ochrid, enlightener of the Bulgarians (910).

Repose of Eldress Eudocia Rodionova of Leushino, fool-for-Christ (1886).

Articles

10 Holy Martyrs of Crete

The Ten Holy Martyrs of Crete: Theodulus, Saturninus, Euporus, Gelasius, Eunician, Zoticus, Pompius, Agathopus, Basilides and Evaristus suffered for Christ during the third century under the emperor Decius (249-251).

St. Niphon the Bishop of Cyprus

Saint Niphon, Bishop of Cyprus was born in Paphlagonia, and was educated at Constantinople. In childhood he was gentle and good, and he often attended church services, but in his youth he began to lead a prodigal and sinful life.

St. Paul the Bishop of Neocaesarea

Saint Paul, Bishop of Neocaesarea, suffered under the emperor Licinius (311-324).

St Theoctistus the Archbishop of Novgorod

Saint Theoctistus, Archbishop of Novgorod, prior to becoming a bishop, was igumen of the Annunciation monastery near Novgorod.

St Nahum of Ochrid, the Disciple of SS Cyril and Methodius, Equals of the Apostles

Saint Naum of Ochrid, a Bulgarian by descent, was one of the disciples of the holy Equals of the Apostles Cyril and Methodius (May 11), and he accompanied St Clement of Okhrid (July 27) when he preached the Gospel in Bulgaria.
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