Veneration of the Precious Chains of the Holy and All-Glorious Apostle Peter

Commemorated on January 16

Veneration of the Precious Chains of the Holy and All-Glorious Apostle Peter
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Veneration of the Precious Chains of the Holy and All-Glorious Apostle Peter

Commemorated on January 16

For three centuries the chains were kept in Jerusalem, and those who were afflicted with illness and approached them with faith received healing.

Saints Salome of Ujarma and Perozhavra of Sivnia

Commemorated on January 15

Saints Salome of Ujarma and Perozhavra of Sivnia
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Saints Salome of Ujarma and Perozhavra of Sivnia

Commemorated on January 15

Saints Salome of Ujarma and Perozhavra of Sivnia were the helpers and closest companions of Saint Nino, Enlightener of Georgia.

Venerable Gabriel, Founder of Lesnov Monastery in Bulgaria

Commemorated on January 15

Venerable Gabriel, Founder of Lesnov Monastery in Bulgaria
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Venerable Gabriel, Founder of Lesnov Monastery in Bulgaria

Commemorated on January 15

Saint Gabriel, founder of the Lesnov monastery near the city of Kratov. Receiving a large inheritance after the death of his parents, he rejected marriage and became a monk on a mountain at Lesnov.

St. Prochorus the Abbot in the Vranski Desert on the river Pshina in Bulgaria

Commemorated on January 15

St. Prochorus the Abbot in the Vranski Desert on the river Pshina in Bulgaria
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St. Prochorus the Abbot in the Vranski Desert on the river Pshina in Bulgaria

Commemorated on January 15

Saint Prochorus of Pshina pursued asceticism in the Bransk wilderness at the River Pshina, and he founded a monastery there.

Venerable John Calabytes “the Hut-Dweller”

Commemorated on January 15

Venerable John Calabytes “the Hut-Dweller”
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Venerable John Calabytes “the Hut-Dweller”

Commemorated on January 15

Saint John the Hut-Dweller was the son of rich and illustrious parents, and was born in Constantinople in the early fifth century. He received a fine education, and he mastered rhetoric and philosophy by the age of twelve.