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Cовершается служба, не отмеченная в Типиконе никаким знакомSt. Maximus the Confessor (662). Cовершается служба, не отмеченная в Типиконе никаким знакомMartyr Neophytus of Nicaea (303-305). Cовершается служба, не отмеченная в Типиконе никаким знакомMartyrs Eugene, Candidus, Valerian, and Aquila, at Trebizond (3rd c.-4th c.). Cовершается служба, не отмеченная в Типиконе никаким знакомSt. Maximus the Greek, monk, of Russia (1556).

Virgin-martyr Agnes of Rome (ca. 305). Martyr Anastasius, disciple of St. Maximus the Confessor (662). St. Timon, monk, of Nadeyev and Kostroma (1840).

“Paramythia” Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (807), at Vatopedi (Mt. Athos).

Hieromartyrs Fructuosus, bishop of Catalan (Spain), and with him deacons Augurius and Eulogius (259). St. Zosimas, bishop of Syracuse (662). Synaxis of the Church of Holy Peace by the Sea, Constantinople. St. Callistratus, catholicos-patriarch of Georgia (1952).

Articles

St. Maximus the Confessor

Saint Maximus the Confessor was born in Constantinople around 580 and raised in a pious Christian family.

Martyr Neophytus of Nicea

The Holy Martyr Neophytus, a native of the city of Nicea in Bithynia, was raised by his parents in strict Christian piety.

The Holy Martyrs Eugene, Candidus, Valerian and Aquila, at Trebizond

The Holy Martyrs Eugene, Candidus, Valerian and Aquila suffered for their faith in Christ during the reign of Diocletian (284-305) and Maximian (305-311), under the regimental commander Lycius.

St. Maximos of Vatopaidi

Archimandrite Ephraim of Vatopedi

We pray that our All-Good Triune God, who “worketh hitherto,” might ever send forth worthy and holy workers, like the great and tireless Saint Maximos, to His vineyard, for the salvation of all. We also pray that God, through the intercessions of this our holy Father, grant His Grace for the preservation of unity of Faith and bonds of love in our One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church of Christ.

Venerable Maximus the Greek

Saint Maximus was chosen to go to Moscow, for he had been brought up on secular and ecclesiastical books from his youth. Upon his arrival, he was asked to translate patristic and liturgical books into Slavonic, starting with the Annotated Psalter.

St. Maximus the Greek

Life in prison was difficult for the Venerable one, but amid his sufferings, he also experienced God’s great mercy and kindness: An angel appeared to him and said, “Persevere, O Elder! Through these trials you will avoid eternal suffering.”

Virginmartyr Agnes of Rome

When she refused to enter into marriage with the son of the city official Symphronius, one of his associates revealed to him that Agnes was a Christian.

Martyr Anastasius the Disciple of the Venerable Maximus the Confessor

The Holy Martyr Anastasius was a disciple of Saint Maximus the Confessor, and with him suffered persecution under the Monothelites.

Icon of the Mother of God “Comfort” or “Consolation”

The Vatopedi “Comfort” or “Consolation” Icon of the Mother of God is in the old Vatopedi monastery on Athos, in the church of the Annunciation.

The “Otrada”—Consolation Icon

The Icon known as the “Otrada”, or ‘Consolation”, icon is in the Vatopedi Monastery on Mt. Athos, which had been established during the reign of Constantine the Great.

St. Fructuosis of Tarragona, Spain

Saint Fructuosis lived during the persecution of Valerian and Gallienus in the third century, during the consulship of Amelianus and Bassus.
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