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Прп. Димитрий Прилуцкий Святой священномученик Власий, епископ Севастийский Царица Греческая Феодора
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Cheese-fare Week—no meat; fish and dairy allowed. Tone 3.
Cheese-fare Week—no meat.

Cовершается служба, не отмеченная в Типиконе никаким знакомHieromartyr Blaise, bishop of Sebaste (ca. 316). Совершается служба на шестьSt. Vsevolod (in holy baptism Gabriel), prince and wonderworker of Pskov (1138). Совершается служба со славословиемSt. Demetrius, founder of Priluki Monastery (Vologda) (1392). St. Cassian “the Barefoot,” of Volokolamsk (1532).

St. Theodora, wife of Emperor Theophilus the Iconoclast (ca. 867).

Hieromartyr Lucius of Adrianople (348). St. Caedmon, monk, of Whitby, hymnographer (ca. 680). St. Gobnait, abbess of Ballyvourney, Cork (Ireland) (7th c.). St. Benedict of Aniane, monastic reformer (821). New Martyr George of Kratovo, at Sofia (1515).

Repose of Archbishop Simon of Shanghai and Peking (1933).

Articles

Hieromartyr Blaise the Bishop of Sebaste

The Hieromartyr Blaise (Blasius), Bishop of Sebaste, was known for his righteous and devout life. Unanimously chosen by the people, he was consecrated Bishop of Sebaste.

St. Vsevolod (in holy baptism Gabriel) the Wonderworker of Pskov

Saint Vsevolod ruled as prince at Pskov for only a year. He died on February 11, 1138 at the age of forty-six. All of Pskov gathered at the funeral of the beloved prince, and the chanting of the choir could scarcely be heard over the people’s wailing.

Venerable Demetrius the Wonderworker of Priluki, Vologda

Saint Demetrius of Priluki, Wonderworker, was born into a rich merchant’s family in Pereyaslavl-Zalessk. From his youth the saint was uncommonly handsome.

Righteous Theodora, wife of the Emperor Theophilus, the Iconoclast

She convened a Council, at which the Iconoclasts were anathematized, and the veneration of icons was reinstated.

St. Gobnata of Ballyvourney

Saint Gobnata was renowned for her gift of healing, and there is a story of how she kept the plague from Ballyvourney. She is also famous for her skill as a bee-keeper.
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