Venerable Mark of the Pskov Caves

Commemorated on March 29

Venerable Mark of the Pskov Caves
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Venerable Mark of the Pskov Caves

Commemorated on March 29

Of the first Elders of the Pskov Caves monastery only Mark is known by name.

Venerable John the Anchorite of Egypt

Commemorated on March 29

Venerable John the Anchorite of Egypt
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Venerable John the Anchorite of Egypt

Commemorated on March 29

During a persecution against Christians, the devout widow Juliania of Armenia hid from pursuers together with her two young children John and Themistea. She taught her children to pray and to read the Holy Scriptures.

Martyr Cyril the Deacon of Heliopolis, who suffered under Julian the Apostate

Commemorated on March 29

Martyr Cyril the Deacon of Heliopolis, who suffered under Julian the Apostate
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Martyr Cyril the Deacon of Heliopolis, who suffered under Julian the Apostate

Commemorated on March 29

Saint Cyril destroyed many idols and pagan temples in Heliopolis, Phoenicia.

Hieromartyr Mark the Bishop of Arethusa, who suffered under Julian the Apostate

Commemorated on March 29

Hieromartyr Mark the Bishop of Arethusa, who suffered under Julian the Apostate
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Hieromartyr Mark the Bishop of Arethusa, who suffered under Julian the Apostate

Commemorated on March 29

Hieromartyr Mark, Bishop of Arethusa, suffered for his faith in Christ under the emperor Julian the Apostate (361-363).

Martyrs Jonah and Barachisius and those with them in Persia

Commemorated on March 28

Martyrs Jonah and Barachisius and those with them in Persia
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Martyrs Jonah and Barachisius and those with them in Persia

Commemorated on March 28

The brothers Jonah and Barachisius were Christians who lived in the village of Yasa in Persia during the time of the emperor Sapor (310-331), a fierce persecutor of Christians.